Trois Burettes

The Trois Burettes Inn was situated at the crossroads of Namur high road and the Old Roman Road, in Belgium.^[1][2] It was a notable location in two battles:

• Battle of Fleurus (1690): Duc de Luxembourg, commanding Louis XIV of a French army soundly defeated Prince Waldeck’s Allied force, composed mainly of Dutch, German, and Spanish troops.^[3] In this battle, the right wing of the French army crossed two bridges near the Trois-Burettes.^[4]
• Battle of Ligny (1815): The French Army of the North under Napoleon Bonaparte defeated a Prussian army under the command of Prince Blücher.^[5] At the start of the battle, the cross roads were occupied by the Prussian 5th Brigade (General Tippelskirch's).^[6] When the 5th Brigade advanced on Saint-Amand-la-Haye, the 7th Brigade (General Brause's) occupied the position.^[7]