A diversionary attack on one of those farms started this battle, but wet ground delayed the main assault until midday.
Prior to this battle, the armies of one side had been separated after two battles, Quatre-Bras and Ligny. One side's army in this battle was positioned on a ridge screened by three farms. A diversionary attack on one of those farms started this battle, but wet ground delayed the main assault until midday. That assault led by Marshal Ney succeeded in capturing Le Haye Sainte, but an attack on the French left at Plancenoit prevented that success from being exploited; that attack was from Prussians under Gebhard von Bluecher. An 1815 victory for the Duke of Wellington, For 10 points, name this final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Prior to this battle, the armies of one side had been separated after two battles, Quatre-Bras and Ligny.
Battle of Waterloo