Duchess of Richmond's ball [SEP] point in time
Duchess of Richmond's ball
The Duchess of Richmond's ball was a ball hosted by Charlotte, Duchess of Richmond in Brussels on 15 June 1815, the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras. Charlotte's husband Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, was in command of a reserve force in Brussels, which was protecting that city in case Napoleon Bonaparte invaded.
Elizabeth Longford described it as "the most famous ball in history". "The ball was certainly a brilliant affair", at which "with the
1815 in literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1815.
Events.
- January 2 – Lord Byron marries Anna Isabella Milbanke at Seaham, County Durham.
- April 7 – Lord Byron and Walter Scott meet for the first time, in the offices of publisher John Murray, 50 Albemarle Street in London.
- May – First publication of the "North American Review".
- June 15 – The Duchess of Richmond's ball is held in Brussels on the night before