Ligny (Walloon: Lignè) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Sombreffe, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
Ligny
Lignè (Walloon) | |
|---|---|
Village | |
.jpg) Ligny Station | |
  Ligny | |
| Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region |  Wallonia |
| Province |  Namur |
| Municipality |  Sombreffe |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Previously its own municipality, a 1977 fusion of the Belgian municipalities made it an ancienne commune of Sombreffe.
History
editIt 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
edit- ^ "Sombreffe (Municipality, Province of Namur, Belgium)". crwflags.com. 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Ligny". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.
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