Walk of Ligny 1815

This fortress cannon tube, named "Le Formidable", weighs 5,600 kg and was cast in Douai (France) in 1811. It constitutes the centerpiece of a monument erected in 1969 in memory of the civil and military work of Napoleon, victor of the Battle of Ligny.

The parish of Ligny is quite new. It dates from the 18th century. Before that, it was Tongrinne-Ligny. What is certain is that a castle chapel was part of the old castle-farm of Looz-Corswarem, ruined during the revolution and razed after the battle of Ligny (16 June 1815).Written traces of the existence of a church date back to the time when the abbey of Villers-la-Ville, exercising the patronage of the church of Tongrinne, agreed to pay for a certain number of masses to the chaplain of Ligny. The second church of Ligny was consecrated in 1756 by the bishop of Namur and was a direct witness to the fierce fighting between Napoleon's French and Blücher's Prussians on 16 June 1815, two days before Waterloo. The current church replaced it in 1895.Source: www.upsombreffe.be/unite-pastorale/paroisses/ligny/historique-ligny/

"Go back in time and re-live Napoleon's last victory, at Ligny on 16th June 1815, two days before his defeat at Waterloo. Seven rooms take you on a journey of nearly 200 years into the past. • Historical centre ""Général Gérard"". Audioguide. • Museum, souvenir shop, refreshments. • Large parking. Less than 1km from the station. • Can be combined with other visits."