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.

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Generate an image of the Battle of Wavre (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.)

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Battle of Wavre canonical 14
Bataille de Wavre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Bataille de Wavre ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wavre
associatedCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ
belligerent French Empire ⓘ
linked to: First French Empire

Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Low Countries

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hundred Days → significantBattle → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition → hasPart → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Battle of Ligny → followedBy → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Battle of Ligny → relatedTo → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras → followedBy → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Les Cent-Jours → keyBattle → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Waterloo Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Battle of Wavre → alsoKnownAs → Bataille de Wavre ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wavre
Prussian III Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Prussian IV Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Prussian I Corps → notableEngagement → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
French Armée du Nord → engagedIn → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
Prussian II Corps → engagement → Battle of Wavre ⓘ
French III Corps → engagement → Battle of Wavre ⓘ