battle, notable, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Wavre
Battle of Wavre was a battle fought on 18 June 1815 at Wavre, 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: 32,000–33,000; 80 guns against 17,000–24,000; 48 guns.
See it on the globe Read the article
Record
| Date | 18 June 1815 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Wavre, Belgium 50.717N, 4.600E | |
| Part of | Napoleonic Wars (1803 to 1815) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | French victory | |
| Belligerents | French Empire | Prussia |
| Commanders | Emmanuel de Grouchy; Dominique Vandamme; Étienne Maurice Gérard | Johann von Thielmann |
| Strength | 32,000–33,000; 80 guns | 17,000–24,000; 48 guns |
| Casualties and losses | 2,500 killed, wounded or captured | 2,500 killed, wounded or captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Gembloux 1940, 14 km
- Battle of Waterloo 1815, 14 km
- Siege of Leuven 1635, 18 km
- Battle of Jodoigne 1568, 19 km
- Battle of Quatre Bras 1815, 19 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Waterloo 18 June 1815
- After: Battle of Rocheserviere 19 June 1815
- All 60 engagements of Napoleonic Wars
Elsewhere in 1815
- Battle of New Orleans United States
- Battle of Tolentino Italy
- Battle of Sipe-Sipe Bolivia
- Battle of the Panaro Italy
- Battle of Occhiobello Italy
Battle of Wavre 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 Q920107, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wavre, revision 1371153197, 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.