Battle of Wavre
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Wavre canonical | 13 |
| Bataille de Wavre | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Wavre
ⓘ
surface form:
Bataille de Wavre
|
| associatedCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ |
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Waterloo campaign
|
| place | Wavre ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Ligny ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Belgium ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Ligny
ⓘ
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ |
| result | Prussian victory ⓘ |
| river | Dyle River ⓘ |
| startDate | 18 June 1815 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to Napoleon’s final defeat at Waterloo
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delayed Marshal Grouchy’s forces ⓘ enabled Blücher to march to Waterloo ⓘ |
| strengthFrance | approximately 33,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthPrussia | approximately 17,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| theatre |
Low Countries
ⓘ
surface form:
Low Countries theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bataille de Wavre