Battle of Ligny (1815), Napoleonic Wars, wood engraving, published 1900 - stock illustration

The 11th Hussars at the Battle of Ligny (Belgium) - June 16, 1815. In the Battle of Ligny - two days before the Battle of Waterloo - the French troops of the Grande Armée under Napoleon met a Prussian army under the command of Field Marshal Blücher. Ligny was Napoleon's last victory. With the help of the Old Guard, he was able to defeat Blucher’s troops, but not completely destroy them. This would have fatal consequences for him in Waterloo. It is therefore the key battle for the events that follow. Wood engraving after a painting (1893) by Emil Hünten (German painter, 1827 - 1902), published in 1900.