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John Rennie (1761-1821)
Plan of the Ground about Quatre Bras...16 June 1815 c.1815
Pen and ink with watercolour | 30.0 x 49.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 712657
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A plan of the crossroads of Quatre-Bras outside Brussels. Quatre-Bras was of key strategic importance: Wellington needed to defend the crossroads to prevent Napoleon taking the city. On 16 June the allied army and part of the French army met at the site. The battle was indecisive, with heavy losses on both sides.
Provenance
From the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by George III (1738-1820)
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Pen and ink with watercolour
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30.0 x 49.0 cm (whole object)
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Featured in
ExhibitionWaterloo at Windsor: 1815-2015: Windsor Castle
Throughout 2015, the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, this exhibition will combine a themed trail through the State Apartments with a display of prints, drawings and archival material that explores the battle and its aftermath.
