Sujet

'Battle of Quatre Bras, June 16th 1815'. Creator: Thomas Sutherland.

Légende

'Battle of Quatre Bras, June 16th 1815'. Quatre Bras was a preliminary engagement to the Battle of Waterloo, fought two days before the main battle. The Anglo-Dutch army of the Wellington fought against the left wing of the French Armee du Nord under Marshal Ney at Quatre Bras, a strategically important crossroads. The outcome was a draw , but gave the French a strategic advantage in that Wellington was unable to assist Blucher's Prussian Army, who were being defeated by the main body of the French army at the Battle of Ligny. Both Wellington and Blucher were forced to withdraw northwards. From The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and her Allies from 1799 to 1815 by James Jenkins, 1815.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1843

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D59_205

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,1Mo (4,0Mo) / 42,4cm x 29,6cm / 5010 x 3496 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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