Battle of Ligny

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Battle of Ligny by Theodore Jung

Prussian Prince Blücher hors de combat towards the end of the battle when his horse was killed under him. The man on foot next to him is Count Nostitz-Rieneck

Prussian Prince Blücher hors de combat towards the end of the battle when his horse was killed under him. The man on foot next to him is adjutant Nostitz

Ligny

Une des illustrations du tome 2 de l'ouvrage Dictionnaire populaire illustré d'histoire, de géographie, de biographie, de technologie, de mythologie, d'antiquités, des beaux-arts et de littérature, rédigé et édité par Edmond Alonnier & Joseph Décembre

caption: "Die 11er Husaren bei Ligny (16. Juni 1815). Nach dem Gemälde von E. Hünten."

Fighting outside Ferme d'en-Haut, Ligny by Richard Knötel

Lieutenant General Count von Gneisenau (the Chief of Staff of the Prussian Army) at the Battle of Ligny, on the heights near the Windmill of Bussy (which appears in the background).

Johann Gottfried Schadow - Blüchers Sturz bei Ligny. Seitenrelief vom Blücher-Denkmal in Rostock

Depicts the moment when a Prussian officer informs the the Duke of Wellington—who was attending the Duchess of Richmond's ball—that the French have crossed the border at Charleroi and that the Prussians would concentrate their army at Ligny.

Jacques Lecapitaine Ligny 9-05-2021 12-31-25
![Le colonel Laurède du 63e RI à la bataille de Fleurus (16 juin 1815) [voir image d'origine pour la légende complète]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Le_colonel_Laur%C3%A8de_du_63e_RI_%C3%A0_la_bataille_de_Fleurus_%281815%29.jpg)
Le colonel Laurède du 63e RI à la bataille de Fleurus (16 juin 1815) [voir image d'origine pour la légende complète]

Lieutenant von Schmeling at the bridge next to En Bas Farm by Adalbert von Roessler (engraving 1899)

Universitätsplatz Rostock, Blücher-Denkmal Seitenrelief: Blüchers Sturz bei Ligny

"Ligny Castle, showing the field of battle where the Prussians and French fought on the 16th June. Sombref is seen in the distance, as are also the mill, church, and heights of Brie". Engraver James Rouse, artist C. C. Hamilton

"The ruins of the village of Ligny". Engraver James Rouse, artist C. C. Hamilton

Ligny

Bataille de Ligny : Le carré du 4e régiment des grenadiers à pied de la Garde face aux uhlans de von Lützow
Historical Overview
Napoleon's last victory; he heavily defeated the Prussian army under Blücher.
Quick Facts
Grande Armée
- Commander: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Strength: ca. 68.000
- Casualties: ca. 12.000
Kingdom of Prussia
- Commander: Gebhard v. Blücher
- Strength: ca. 84.000
- Casualties: ca. 16.000
Strategic Context
Attempt to eliminate the Prussians before they could join the British.
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