Ligny

Ligny (in wallon Ligné) is a village in the municipality of Sombreffe (in the province of Namur), France. It is known as the site of the Battle of Ligny, where Napoleon defeated Blücher two days before the battle of Waterloo while Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaged at Quatre Bras

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Ligny". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne. 

Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E / 50.51194; 4.57472