Battle of Wavre

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Wavre was the final engagement of the Waterloo campaign in June 1815, in which Prussian forces held off Marshal Grouchy’s French troops, enabling Blücher to support Wellington at Waterloo and sealing Napoleon’s defeat.

Aliases (1)

Bataille de Wavre ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Bataille de Wavre →
associatedCommander	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher →
belligerent	French Empire → Kingdom of Prussia →
campaignObjectiveFrance	to prevent Prussian junction with Wellington →
campaignObjectivePrussia	to hold off Grouchy and support Wellington →
campaignRole	final engagement of the Waterloo campaign →
casualtiesFrance	approximately 2,500 killed, wounded or missing →
casualtiesPrussia	approximately 2,500 killed, wounded or missing →
commander	Emmanuel de Grouchy → Johann Adolf von Lützow → Johann von Thielmann → Étienne Maurice Gérard →
commanderSideFrance	Emmanuel de Grouchy →
commanderSidePrussia	Johann von Thielmann →
conflict	Napoleonic Wars →
country	United Kingdom of the Netherlands →
date	18 June 1815 → 19 June 1815 →
endDate	19 June 1815 →
followedBy	occupation of France (1815) →
historicalPeriod	19th century →
notableAction	Prussian rearguard action against superior French numbers →
notableUnit	French III Corps → French IV Corps → Prussian III Corps →
opponentCommander	Emmanuel de Grouchy →
outcomeForGrouchy	failed to join Napoleon at Waterloo in time →
partOf	Hundred Days → Waterloo campaign →
place	Wavre →
precededBy	Battle of Ligny →
presentDayLocation	Belgium →
relatedEvent	Battle of Ligny → Battle of Waterloo →
result	Prussian victory →
river	Dyle River NERFINISHED →
startDate	18 June 1815 →
strategicEffect	contributed to Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo → delayed Marshal Grouchy’s forces → enabled Blücher to march to Waterloo →
strengthFrance	approximately 33,000 soldiers →
strengthPrussia	approximately 17,000 soldiers →
theatre	Low Countries theatre of the Napoleonic Wars →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Ligny → Battle of Quatre Bras →	followedBy
War of the Seventh Coalition → Waterloo Campaign →	hasPart
Battle of Wavre ("Bataille de Wavre") →	alsoKnownAs
Les Cent-Jours →	keyBattle
Battle of Ligny →	relatedTo
Hundred Days →	significantBattle