"Favorite Battle? Quatre Bras!" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 10 Dec 2022 8:27 p.m. PST |
You were asked – TMP link What is your favorite land battle of the War of the 7th Coalition (1815)? 37% said "Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815"
29% said "Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815"
14% said "Battle of Ligny, 16 June 1815" |
 miniMo  | 11 Dec 2022 8:50 a.m. PST |
Hey, the biggest battle didn't win this time! |
| Dave Jackson | 11 Dec 2022 10:10 a.m. PST |
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| DrsRob | 11 Dec 2022 10:39 a.m. PST |
Quatre Bras, yes. Mainly because Dutch officiers make the stand there possible by ignoring Wellingtons orders. My favorite moment is when Prince Bernard of Saxen-Weimar (colonel of the Orange-Nassau Regiment and acting brigade commander) adresses his officers: "Gentlemen, I'm totally without orders, but I have never heard that they start a battle with a retreat. Therefore we will stand here at Quatre Bras". |
 deadhead | 11 Dec 2022 12:48 p.m. PST |
Wavre did not get a mention. Against the odds and absolutely crucial to the outcome of the campaign. Always ignored mind you. But I would agree about the Netherlands decision to ignore DoW's orders and stand at QB. He was allowed to get it wrong occasionally |
| CHRIS DODSON | 13 Dec 2022 6:55 a.m. PST |
I have re fought all three with similar outcomes to the originals due mainly to the time element frustrating decisive outcomes. However, I did not, after studying Mr. Fields book bother with Wavre as it seems that Blucher realised that the decisive action was Mont St. Jean. Win or lose at Wavre it was there that counted as indeed it was. Best wishes, Chris |
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