a village of Belgium, in the province of South Brabant, 26 miles S.S.E. of Brussels. It is only notable on account of the indecisive battle that was fought here, June 16, 1815, two days before that of Waterloo. The British troops then occupied this position, while the Prussians under Blucher were at the village of St Arnaud and Ligny. Napoleon attacked the latter in person; and after meeting with a desperate resistance, forced them to retire to Wavre. Meanwhile Ney, with 40,000 men, advanced against the British, but they stood firm, and thus foiled the attempt of Ney to turn Blucher's right, and place himself between the Prussians and the British. The loss of the British at Quatre-Bras was 350 killed and 2380 wounded; that of the French above 4000.