Battle of Quatre Bras
Prins van Oranje
Quatre Bras moeilijk allemaal
De slag bij Quatre-Bras, Jan Willem Pieneman
The Prince of Saxe-Weimar tells the officers of his brigade to stand their ground at Quatre-Bras.
The Prince of Saxe-Weimar tells the officers of his brigade to stand their ground at Quatre-Bras.
Historical Overview
The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought on 16 June 1815, as a preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo that occurred two days later. The battle took place near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras and was contested between elements of the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-allied army and the left wing of Napoleon Bonaparte's French Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney. The battle was a tactical victory for Wellington, but because Ney prevented him going to the aid of Blücher's Prussians who were fighting the French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte at Ligny it was a strategic victory for the French.
Quick Facts
Grande Armée
- Commander: Michel Ney
- Strength: ca. 24.000
- Casualties: ca. 4.000
Anglo-Allied Army
- Commander: Duke of Wellington
- Strength: ca. 36.000
- Casualties: ca. 4.800
Strategic Context
Securing the connection between British and Prussian forces.
Related Literature
Die Schlacht: Waterloo 1815
Historical Locations
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