Quatre Bras

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Quatre Bras is the name of a crossroad in Belgium where the Charleroi-Brussels road and the Nivelles-Namur road cross. It is also the name of the crossroad in Tervuren between the Avenue de Tervuren (Brussels-Tervuren road) and the Brussels outer ring R0. The latter is usually referred to as Quatre Bras de Tervuren, and is a key location for car traffic around Brussels.

On June 16, 1815 near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Quatre Bras was fought between contingents of the Anglo-allied army and the left wing of the French Army.