Quatre Bras

Quatre Bras (French for crossroads; literally "four arms") is a hamlet in the municipality of Genappe.

It lies on 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

  1. ↑ "Battle of Quatre-Bras". www.britannica.com. Retrieved August 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ↑ Muilwijk, Erwin (6 July 2013). "Monuments at Quatre Bras (1815)". Retrieved August 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Further reading

  • Muilwijk, Erwin (14 February 2014). "New monument at Quatre Bras". Sovereign House Books. Retrieved August 2014. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

Coordinates: 50°34′17″N 4°27′12″E / 50.57139°N 4.45333°E / 50.57139; 4.45333


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