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	Battle of Wavre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Wavre was a battle of the War of the Seventh Coalition, the last of the Napoleonic Wars.
		It was fought on June 18 and June 19, 1815 between the Prussian rearguard under the command of General Johann von Thielmann and 3 corps of the French army under the command of Marshal Grouchy.
		The Prussians, outnumbered nearly two to one, were driven back, but the battle prevented two French corps and a French cavalry corps from taking part in the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, and so contributed to the Allied victory in the campaign and the final downfall of Napoleon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Wavre (509 words)

	Encyclopedia: Battle of Ligny (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ligny is a village in the municipality of Sombreffe (in the province of Namur), where Napoleon defeated BlÃ¼cher two days before the battle of Waterloo while Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaged at Quatre Bras.
		The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought between contingents of the Anglo-allied army and the left wing of the French Army on June 16, 1815, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, in Belgium.
		Battle of Wavre Conflict Napoleonic Wars Date June 18, 1815 – June 19, 1815 Place Wavre, Belgium Result French tactical victory, Prussian strategic victory The Battle of Wavre was a battle of the War of the Seventh Coalition, the last of the Napoleonic Wars.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Ligny (1607 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Battle of Quatre Bras
		The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought between contingents of the Anglo-allied army and the left wing of the French Army on June 16 1815 near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, in the Austrian Netherlands, as it then was.
		At the beginning of the battle Marshal Michel Ney, with the left wing of the Armee du Nord, faced a force of 20,000 Anglo-allied troops under the command of The Duke of Wellington, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras.
		Although a tactical draw, it was a strategic victory for the French, because along with the French victory at the Battle of Ligny it forced the Allied armies to retreat in different directions while the French were free to pursue either allied Army.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Quatre_Bras (663 words)

	Battle of Ligny - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Ligny, fought June 16, 1815, was a French victory under Napoleon against the Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher in the Napoleonic Wars.
		It was to the honour of General von Gneisenau's excellent staff, that Prussian forces were directed towards Wavre, a position that would allow the Prussians to come to Wellington's aid on 18 June and subsequently swing the outcome of the campaign into their favour.
		In driving the Prussians back onto their lines of communications and sending Grouchy's with a corps to pursue them, to stop them reforming and coming to the aid of Wellington's allied formations, he judged that he had done enough to prevent this happening.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Ligny (773 words)

	Battle of Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle.
		A crucial element of the French plan of battle was to draw Wellington's reserve to his right flank in defense of Hougomont, but French attacks on the farm were eventually unsuccessful, even after one point when they succeeded in breaking into the farm's courtyard before being repulsed.
		Hougomont became a battle within a battle and, throughout that day, its defence continued to draw thousands of valuable French troops into a fruitless attack while all but a few of Wellington's reserves remained in his centre.
	1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/b/ba/battle_of_waterloo.html (972 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Battle_of_Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		He took the reserves and the right wing of the army and attacked the Prussians, under the command of General BlÃ¼cher, at the Battle of Ligny on June 16, 1815.
		The battle was to involve 73,000 French soldiers; while the Allied army from Britain, Hanover, Brunswick, and the Netherlands and Nassau (Of the 26 infantry brigades in Wellington's army, nine were British; of the 12 cavalry brigades, 7 were British.
		After the French defeat at Waterloo and the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars at the Battle of Wavre, Napoleon was deposed and remained at large for some time in France before surrendering to the British.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Battle_of_Waterloo (3144 words)

	Battle of Waterloo Online Research :: Information about Battle of Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Battle of Quatre Bras â“ Battle of Ligny â“ Waterloo â“ Battle of Wavre
		The battle was to involve 73,000 French soldiers; while the Allied army from Britain, House of Hanover, Brunswick-Lneburg#Brunswick-Wolfenb.C3.BCttel, and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and Nassau (duchy) (Of the 26 infantry brigades in Wellington's army, nine were British; of the 12 cavalry brigades, 7 were British.
		The battle commenced at about 10:00 with an attack upon Hougoumont[1], but the main attack, with the most feared weapon of the era, the French field artillery, was delayed for hours until the sodden ground from the previous nights's downpour had dried out sufficiently to take the weight of the French ordnance.
	in-northcarolina.com /search/Battle_of_Waterloo.html (3125 words)

	Ligny : Battle of Ligny : Napoleonic Wars : 100 Days : Bonaparte : Blucher
		The battle of Ligny was the last victory of Napoleon Bonaparte's brilliant career.
		It was a toss of the coin to see who he would attack first, but the advanced Prussian position at Ligny offered the perfect chance to knock Marshal Gebhard Blucher out of the war.
		The Prussians were in a strong position - sitting on ridges behind the Ligny brook and with several of the nearby villages heavily garrisoned - but Bonaparte had planned for a corps under General D'Érlon to hit the enemy on the flank and, together with a frontal assault, trap and destroy them.
	www.napoleonguide.com /battle_ligny.htm (289 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In the center is the town of Ligny.
		To the left of Ligny is the towns of St. Armand and St. Armand Le Haye.
		Future plans for late may or June are to refight the battle again, but with the addition of Quatre Bras and Wellington's troops.
	www.cs.iupui.edu /~ateal/Wargames/images/ligny.htm (323 words)

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		This is a replay of the battle of Ligny from the DG edition of Napoleon's Last Battles, using my new set of variant rules.
		In Ligny, the French troops holding part of the town are reinforced and in a great push, Desprez' brigade manages to rush over the bridge towards the northern part of town and drive the 9th Line and the 1st Elbe Landwehr (which is scattered in the process) out onto the hills behind it.
		And although the Guard cannot enter Ligny itself since IV Corps is milling about in front of it preparing another assault, its troops start crossing the brook west of Ligny and, spotting the battery, advance against it and overrun it.
	grognard.com /reviews1/ligny.txt (1526 words)

	The Battle of Ligny, 1815. Napoleon's Last Victory. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ligny was almost entirely in French hands (except the chateau and few houses) when two btns.
		The fall of Ligny would be a tremendous threat to the Prussian center so they attempted to capture it at all cost.
		Napoleon spent his time after battle in a residence in Fleurus while Blucher in the village of Tilly where the Prussian troops were ordered to stop their flight.
	web2.airmail.net /napoleon/Ligny_2_1815.htm (3624 words)

	The Battle of Ligny
		The battle was fought along the line of the Ligny and Grand Rye brooks on which the Prussian position was based.
		It was a long position stretching from Wagnelée in the west over St-Amands, Ligny and Sombreffe to the hamlet of Balâtre in the east.
		All his forces were deployed along the Ligny brook on a forward slope, allowing the French to fire upon them which, of course, is what they did, with heavy casualties as a result.
	www.fortunecity.com /victorian/riley/787/Napoleon/100/ligny.html (1232 words)

	Col. Freear and Battle of Waterloo
		BATTLE OF WATERLOO, On June 18, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte received a crushing military defeat on the fields near the Belgian village of Waterloo, about 9 miles (14 kilometers) south of Brussels.
		The battle betwee n Napoleon's forces, which included 72,000 troops, and a combined Allied army of 113,000 British, Dutch, Belgian, and Prussian troops was fought so hard that either side might have won.
		The battle of Ligny was indecisive because Marshal Ney had failed to send reinforcements that could have crushed the Prussian army.
	home.cc.umanitoba.ca /~sfreer/waterloo.html (1151 words)

	Richard Denning's Page on Ligny
		I will be running a refight of the Battle of Ligny (June 16th 1815).
		Blucher hoped to hold the French on the line of the Ligny brook and its fortified villages and hamlets.However much of his army was untried Landwehr and he had few Elite troops.
		The battle was won despite a last minute Prussian Cavalry charge led by Blucher personnaly - easily repelled by the Guard.
	www.btinternet.com /~r.denning/npow/ligny.htm (666 words)

	Erwin's WarMania - Computer Reviews
		Let me first say that this historical version of the battle is one I improve of more than the one where D'Erlons Corps is marching in from the French left flank, while Prussian units are still fixed.
		Highlited in fl are the French Corps which attacked me vigorously at Ligny and the St. Amand villages, where my opponent lost many troops during his attempts to cross the bridges as the river here is impassable.
		Ligny therefore gives excellent opportunities for an agressive static line defence with manoeuvring capabilities on the more or less open right flank of the Prussians.
	home.tiscali.nl /warmania/computer_reviews5.htm (943 words)

	The Battle of Ligny, June 16th 1815.
		The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 has been dealt with so many times that one finds most of the information available becomes no more than repeating what is already known.
		Therefore I have restricted myself to only dealing with the battle of Ligny, and the events that took place that directly affected the outcome of this, the last of Napoleon’s victories.
		I have also included maps of the battlefield as it was at the time of the battle, and modern road maps for those who feel more adventurous and would like to visit the site for themselves.
	battlefieldanomalies.com /ligny (199 words)

	OSG Forums - Combat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ligny could be two or three battles, I am not sure.
		The first round of the battle actually began at 2 PM, which was rather late for a Napoleonic battle.
		I would suggest you set-up the battle as per 2 P.M. positions; they are shown in Esposito and Elting's Atlas and in most sources on the battle.
	www.napoleongames.com /forums/showthread.php?p=455 (2590 words)

	OSG Forums - View Single Post - Combat
		I think it is likely that the other battle will be just as one-sided in favor of the French as the Grouchy battle is against them.
		Remember that the first round of both battles is resolved before either battle goes to the second round.
		Anyway, I'll work on a battle with Ziethen slightly stronger and Bluecher not as strong (the problem being that Ziethen's command capacity are limited to one more unit, I think).
	www.napoleongames.com /forums/showpost.php?p=455&postcount=32 (1392 words)

	The Battle of Ligny, 1815. The Prussians Stand Alone. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Battle of Ligny is the subject of this article.
		The battle of Ligny was executed by the French and Prussian armies using classic methods.
		The Commander-in-Chief of the Prussian army at Ligny was Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819).
	web2.airmail.net /napoleon/Ligny_1815.htm (3487 words)

	Battle of Waterloo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Anglo-allied and Prussian armies were separated by previous engagements on June 16 1815 -- a French and Anglo-Allied stalemate (Battle of Quatre Bras) and a French victory over the Prussians (Battle of Ligny).
		Until he was persuaded that the battle was lost and he should leave, Napoleon commanded the square which was formed on rising ground to the (Allied) right of La Belle Alliance.
		As dusk fell both squares retreated away from the battle field towards France in relatively good order, but the French artillery, and everything else belonging to them fell into the hands of the British and Prussians and they were surrounded by thousands of fleeing Frenchmen who were no longer part of any coherent unit.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/B/Battle-of-Waterloo.htm (2169 words)

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		Prussian infantry cross the river at Ligny, and surround 2 routed battalions and a baggage wagon.
		South of Ligny, the skirmishers that captured a supply unit are finished of, losing 75 men while the French lose 50, the French retaking the supply unit.
		The infantry south of Ligny is moving west, to the southern crossing of the salient.
	home.wanadoo.nl /g.vanuythoven/Snippet%20Ligny.htm (5745 words)

	Battle of Ligny -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Marshal (French marshal in the Napoleonic Wars (1769-1815)) Ney had called them to aid him at the (Click link for more info and facts about Battle of Quatre Bras) Battle of Quatre Bras.
		In driving the Prussians back onto their lines of communications and sending (Click link for more info and facts about Grouchy) Grouchy's with a corps to pursue them, to stop them reforming and coming to the aid of Wellington's allied formations, he judged that he had done enough to prevent this happening.
		There has been much debate of what would have happened if (Click link for more info and facts about d'Erlon) d'Erlon's 1st Corps had engaged at either Ligny or Quatre Bras, but he did not and Napoleon went on to his meet his destiny at Waterloo.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/B/Ba/Battle_of_Ligny.htm (517 words)

	Battle of Waterloo
		Although the defence of Hougoumont had a significant bearing on the outcome of the battle overall, it truly was a battle within a battle.
		Hougoumont was successfully defended for the entire duration of the battle, mainly by the British Guards under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Macdonnell (Coldstream Guards).
		After the battle Wellington said that the outcome of the entire battle hinged on this one single dramatic incident.
	waterloobattletours.users.btopenworld.com /page15.html (775 words)

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