Quatre Bras

American  

[kah-truh brah, ka-tr^uh brah] / ˈkɑ trə ˈbrɑ, ka trə ˈbrɑ /

noun

1. a village in central Belgium, near Brussels: battle preliminary to the battle of Waterloo fought here 1815.

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Quatre Bras British  

/ katrə bra /

noun

1. a village in Belgium near Brussels; site of a battle in June 1815 where Wellington defeated the French under Marshal Ney, immediately preceding the battle of Waterloo

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Quatre Bras

Couve arrived an hour late for the start of the meeting at Quatre Bras, the modern Foreign Ministry building.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new Dutch army upon this occasion fought well and at Quatre Bras rendered valuable services.

From The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem

Then, entering a carriage, he drove to Ligny; Lobau was ordered at once to Marbais, on the road to Quatre Bras.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Have we not all seen Brussels and Antwerp, Waterloo and Quatre Bras?

From Arthur O'Leary His Wanderings And Ponderings In Many Lands by Lever, Charles James

It will be remembered that it was the Duchess of Richmond who gave the celebrated ball at Brussels on the historic night that preceded Quatre Bras.

From The Viceroys of Ireland by O'Mahony, Charles