Battle of Ligny

Battle of Ligny
Part of the War of the Seventh Coalition

Battle of Ligny, by Théodore Jung
Date16 June 1815
Location50°31′13″N 4°34′53″E / 50.52027°N 4.58140°E / 50.52027; 4.58140
Result French victory
Belligerents
First French Empire French Empire Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
Commanders and leaders
First French Empire Napoleon Bonaparte
First French Empire Jean-de-Dieu Soult
First French Empire Emmanuel de Grouchy
First French Empire Antoine Drouot
First French Empire Dominique Vandamme
First French Empire Étienne Maurice Gérard
Kingdom of Prussia Gebhard von Blücher (WIA)
Kingdom of Prussia Graf von Gneisenau
Kingdom of Prussia Graf von Zieten
Kingdom of Prussia Ludwig von Pirch
Kingdom of Prussia Johann von Thielmann
Strength
62,882[1][a]
210 cannons[4]
83,417[1][b]
224 cannons[4]
Casualties and losses
8,300–12,000 killed, wounded or captured[c] 16,000 killed or wounded[4]
8,000 captured or missing[4]
21 guns lost[6]
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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. The result was a tactical victory for the French, but the bulk of the Prussian army survived the battle in good order, was reinforced by Prussian troops who had not fought at Ligny, and played a role two days later at the Battle of Waterloo. Ligny was the last victory in Napoleon's military career.

  1. ^ a b c Leggiere 2016, p. 370.
  2. ^ a b Chandler 2009, p. 1044.
  3. ^ a b Pigeard 2004, p. 475.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Clodfelter 2008, p. 183.
  5. ^ Hussey 2017, p. 539.
  6. ^ a b Rothenberg 1978, p. 253.


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