Ligny

Ligny Ligné
Village
Ligny Station
Ligny
Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E / 50.51194; 4.57472Coordinates: 50°30′43″N 4°34′29″E / 50.51194°N 4.57472°E / 50.51194; 4.57472
Country	Belgium
Province	Namur
Municipality	Sombreffe
Area[1]
• Total	5.89 km2 (2.27 sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)

Ligny (in Walloon Ligné) is a village in the municipality of Sombreffe (in the province of Namur), Wallonia Region, Belgium. It is known as the site of the Battle of Ligny, where Napoleon defeated Blücher two days before the battle of Waterloo while Wellington and Marshal Ney were engaged at Quatre Bras.

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.