The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Ligny 16 June 1815. Contents. 1 French Army; 2 Prussian Army; 3 See also; 4 Notes; 5 References ...

The Battle of Ligny, in which French troops of the Armée du Nord under the command of Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher, Armies · Converging towards battle · Battle · Aftermath

It consisted of three infantry divisions, Pecheux's 12th, Vichery's 13th, and Hulot's 14th. The best of them was Pecheux's, it had 6th Light Regiment (they won ...

Battle of Ligny l6 June l8l5. Commanding Officer: Feldmarschal Blucher. I Corps: Generallieutenant von Ziethen. (Main body posted before St. Amand & Ligny.

The French Army · 1st Division, Commanded by Lieut.- General Alix (in Alix's absence Baron Quiot commanded the division) · 2nd Division, commanded by Lieut. · 3rd ...

I Corps, commanded by General Drouet d'Erlon, had been marching to Quatre Bras to support Ney when it received the orders to march to the left of Ligny.

French order of battle of Ligny 1815. Napoleon defeated Prussian army under Blucher.

French Order of Battle : Ordre de Bataille : Waterloo Campaign 1815. Cantoned between Valenciennes and Avesnes. * Ligny (only 7th Inf. Div.)

III Corps was deployed on the left of the French line, facing Saint-Amand, and IV Corps before Ligny, while the cavalry corps observed the enemy's left flank.

Battle of Ligny 1815: maps, order of battle, and detailed account. Napoleon defeats Blucher during the Hundred Days Campaign.