Modern era · 1815
Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Ligny, in which French troops of the Armée du Nord under the command of Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher, was fought on 16 June 1815 near Ligny in what is now Belgium.
- When
- 16 Jun 1815
- Where
- Ligny
- Era
- Modern
Topics
People
Carl von Clausewitz1780 – 1831German-Prussian general and military theorist (1780–1831)
Wilhelm I1797 – 188819th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888)
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher1742 – 1819Prussian field marshal (1742–1819)
Before and after
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