Quatre Bras
For other uses, see Quatre Bras (disambiguation).
Quatre Bras (French for crossroads; literally "four arms"), the crossroad of the Charleroi-Brussels road (currently named N5) and the Nivelles-Namur road South of Genappe in Wallonia, Belgium. On June 16, 1815 near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Quatre Bras (part of the Waterloo Campaign) was fought between contingents of the Anglo-Allied army and the left wing of the French Army.[1]
There are several monuments to the battle at Quatre Bras.[2]
References
- ↑ "Battle of Quatre-Bras". www.britannica.com. Retrieved August 2014.
- ↑ Muilwijk, Erwin (6 July 2013). "Monuments at Quatre Bras (1815)". Retrieved August 2014.
Further reading
- Muilwijk, Erwin (14 February 2014). "New monument at Quatre Bras". 1815fieldarmy.nl. Retrieved August 2014.
Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 4°27′12″E / 50.57139°N 4.45333°E