Summary
Map depicting the order of battle at Ligny, 16 June 1815 - the last victory of Napoleon Bonaparte's military career.
Part of a set of information about the Waterloo Campaign, 1815, comprising three maps, two memos and two tables, sent from the headquarters of the 4th Australian Division, to several of its units, on 15 and 16 March 1919, shortly after World War I. The maps depict the Battle of Quatre Bras, 16 June 1815; Position of Armies in Front of Waterloo, 18 Jun 1815; and Ligny, Order of Battle, 1815. The tables depict the Duke of Wellington's Army Positions, Battle of Waterloo, 16-18 Jun 1815, Dispatched 15 March 1919 (two copies). The covering memos are dated 14 and 15 March 1919, from the headquarters of the 4th Australian Division.
Physical Description
Map printed in black, blue and green on off-white.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from J. Lord, 1986
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Date Presented
14 Mar 1915-15 Mar 1915
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Date Inscribed
8 Feb 1919
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LIGNY Order of Battle
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Primary support
401 mm (Width), 356 mm (Height)
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