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Ligny

Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E / 50.51194; 4.57472
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Ligny
Lignè (Walloon)
Village
Ligny Station
Ligny Station
Ligny is located in Belgium
Ligny
Ligny
Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E / 50.51194; 4.57472
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Namur
Municipality Sombreffe
Area
 • Total5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Ligny (Walloon: Lignè) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe.

History

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It is known as the site of the 1815 Battle of Ligny, where Napoleon achieved his last ever victory, defeating Blücher, while the forces of Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaging each other at the Battle of Quatre Bras. Two days later, the combined forces of both opponents met at the Battle of Waterloo.

References

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  1. ^ "Sombreffe (Municipality, Province of Namur, Belgium)". crwflags.com. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWood, James, ed. (1907). "Ligny". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.