The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rocquencourt was a cavalry skirmish fought Hostile_encounter on 1 July 1815 in and around the villages of Rocquencourt and Le Chesnay .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Rocquencourt was a cavalry skirmish fought Hostile_encounter on 1 July 1815 in and around the villages of Rocquencourt and Le Chesnay .

However , when the Prussian detachment was in the vicinity of Rocquencourt it was ambushed Attack by a superior French force .

Their first squadron came Self_motion under fire Attack at the entrance of Rocquencourt and attempted to escape Escaping through the fields .

Just before nightfall the same day , the advanced guard of the Prussian III Corps , having heard Perception_active of the destruction Destroying of Sohr 's detachment , succeeded in recapturing Conquering Rocquencourt and bivouacked there .