Quatre Bras:
The Unexpected Battle

Did Wellington Intend
to Fight at
Quatre Bras on
16 June 1815?

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by Peter Hofschroer

From the orders given at 10pm on 15 June, 1815, one can speculate that Wellington thought he was setting a trap for Napoleon who he believed was intending to march up the road fromMons to Brussels.

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