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Balâtre, Belgium

Balâtre (Walloon: Balåsse) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, located in the province of Namur, Belgium.

Balâtre was its own municipality until the fusion of the Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it merged with Jemeppe-sur-Sambre. Balâtre is on the northern bank of the river Ligny.

History

The village of Balâtre was a location defended by the Prussian army throughout the Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815.

Notes

  1. ^ Siborne 1848, pp. 200–201, 204, 207–208, 210–211, 233–234.

References

  • Siborne, William (1848), The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 (4th ed.), Westminster: A. Constable