Ligny

Ligny Lignè (Walloon)
Village
Ligny Station
Ligny
Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E
Country	Belgium
Region	Wallonia
Province	Namur
Municipality	Sombreffe
Area
• Total	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)

Ligny (French pronunciation: [liɲi]; 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

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

 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.