Quatre Bras ([kat.ʁəbʁɑ], French for crossroads; literally "four arms") is a hamlet in the municipality of Genappe, Wallonia, Belgium. It lies on the crossroad of the CharleroiBrussels road (currently named N5) and the NivellesNamur road south of Genappe.

On 16 June 1815, near the crossroads of Quatre Bras, the Battle of Quatre Bras (part of the Waterloo Campaign) was fought between contingents of the Anglo-Allied army and the left wing of the French Army. There are several monuments to the battle at Quatre Bras.

  • Monuments in Quatre Bras
  • Monument to the British and Hanoverian Troops.
  • Brunswick Monument.
  • Monument to the Dutch Cavalry regiments.
  • Monument to the Belgians.

Further reading

  • Muilwijk, Erwin (14 February 2014). . Sovereign House Books. Archived from on 30 June 2015.

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