Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Duchess of Richmond's ball was held in Brussels on 15 June 1815, the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras, by Charlotte, Duchess of Richmond. Her 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 exception of three generals, every officer high in [Wellington's] army was there to be seen\"."@en }
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- Duchess_of_Richmonds_ball abstract "The Duchess of Richmond's ball was held in Brussels on 15 June 1815, the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras, by Charlotte, Duchess of Richmond. Her 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 exception of three generals, every officer high in [Wellington's] army was there to be seen\".".