battle, major, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Ligny
Battle of Ligny was a battle fought on 16 June 1815 at Ligny, in what is now Belgium. It was part of the Napoleonic Wars, which ran from 1803 to 1815. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 62,882; 210 cannons against 83,417.
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Record
| Date | 16 June 1815 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ligny, Belgium 50.512N, 4.575E | |
| Part of | Napoleonic Wars (1803 to 1815) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | First French Empire | Prussia |
| Commanders | Napoleon Bonaparte; Jean-de-Dieu Soult; Emmanuel de Grouchy; Antoine Drouot; Dominique Vandamme; Étienne Maurice Gérard | Gebhard von Blücher; Graf von Gneisenau; Graf von Zieten; Ludwig von Pirch; Johann von Thielmann |
| Strength | 62,882; 210 cannons | 83,417 |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Fleurus 1690, 3.7 km
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- Battle of Fleurus 1794, 3.7 km
- Siege of Corroy 1542, 6.5 km
- Battle of Lambusart 1794, 6.6 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Loriol 2 April 1815
- After: Battle of Quatre Bras 16 June 1815
- All 60 engagements of Napoleonic Wars
Elsewhere in 1815
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Battle of Ligny is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 189 in present-day Belgium.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q855429, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ligny, revision 1371153023, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.