Battle of Quatre Bras

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title: Battle of Quatre Bras
text: The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought on 16 June 1815, as a preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo that occurred two days later. The battle took place near the strategic crossroads of Quatre Bras and was contested between elements of the Duke of Wellington's Anglo-allied army and the left wing of Napoleon Bonaparte's French Armée du Nord under Marshal Michel Ney. The battle was a tactical victory for Wellington, but because Ney prevented him going to the aid of Blucher's Prussi
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description: 1815 battle during the War of the Seventh Coalition
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Quatre_Bras
date created: 2004-05-23T22:20:56Z
date modified: 2024-08-28T15:41:08Z
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