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Battle of Ligny

Name: Battle of Ligny
Start: 1815-06-16
Location: Ligny

When: 16 June 1815
Where: Ligny
Part of: Waterloo campaign: Quatre Bras, Ligny and the Battle of Waterloo

French troops under Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher on 16 June 1815 near Ligny.

The battle occurred on 16 June 1815 near Ligny, in what is now Belgium. French troops of the Armée du Nord, commanded by Napoleon I, defeated part of a Prussian army. This engagement was a significant preliminary step in the campaign.

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