Title

Battlefield of Ligny.

Caption

Map of the battlefield of Ligny, Belgium (16 June 1815). Part of the Waterloo Campaign. Commanders: France (Napoleon I), Prussia (Gebhard von Blucher). It was the last victory of Napoleon Bonaparte. Atlas de l'Histoire du Consulat et de l'Empire. History of the Consulate and the Empire of France under Napoleon by Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). Drawings by Dufour, engravings by Dyonnet. Edited in Paris, 1864.

Date

1864

Credit line

Photo12/UIG/PHAS

Reference

UMG21A15_056

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42,6Mb (3,6Mb) / 13,8in x 12,0in / 4134 x 3598 (300dpi)

Keywords

19th century Adolphe Thiers Battle of Ligny Belgium Dorogobuzh Dufour Dyonnet Empire Europe Fleurus French Empire Gebhard von Blucher Ligny Napoleon Napoleonic Empire Napoleonic Wars Napoleonic map Prince Blucher Prussian battle cartography drawing engraving european geography history strategic strategy