Battle Of Waterloo: The Greatest Battle In The Napoleonic Wars
The battle of waterloo may be considered the greatest battle in the Napoleonic wars. It was also napoleons greatest defeat. This battle brought the down fall of napoleons reign, and helped restore the king of France to his throne. This restore Europe back to its original state.
Napoleon had returned to from his exile on the island of Elba to build an army and reclaim his empire. Many states joined together forming the Seventh Coalition to fight Napoleon. Napoleon had to act fast, so he split his army up and went to attack the Prussian and English armies separately before they could unite and defeat him. He succeeded in defeating the Prussian army temporarily, but he was not so successful with the English. During the battle, the British retreated to the little village of Waterloo. When they got to the battle field they took cover on a ridge, and then fortified three farm houses for the battle, Hougoumont, Papelotte, and La Haye Sainte. When Napoleon arrived at the battlefield, he positioned his army on a ridge close to where the British army was located. …show more content…
Then Napoleon open fire on the British with is 80 guns that were part of the Grande batterie. The British were well protected on the ridge, but some in the army were killed in the shooting. Napoleon then sent his infantry to attack the British, but they were charged upon and defeated by the British Calvary. Unfortunately, they charged to far and were destroyed by Napoleons Calvary. After that, Marshal Michel Ney thought he saw the British retreat so he had the Calvary charge. When they got there, the British infantry were formed in hollow squares ready to shoot them. The Calvary retreated because they couldn’t get into the square with Bayonets sticking out of
Napoleon had returned to from his exile on the island of Elba to build an army and reclaim his empire. Many states joined together forming the Seventh Coalition to fight Napoleon. Napoleon had to act fast, so he split his army up and went to attack the Prussian and English armies separately before they could unite and defeat him. He succeeded in defeating the Prussian army temporarily, but he was not so successful with the English. During the battle, the British retreated to the little village of Waterloo. When they got to the battle field they took cover on a ridge, and then fortified three farm houses for the battle, Hougoumont, Papelotte, and La Haye Sainte. When Napoleon arrived at the battlefield, he positioned his army on a ridge close to where the British army was located. …show more content…
Then Napoleon open fire on the British with is 80 guns that were part of the Grande batterie. The British were well protected on the ridge, but some in the army were killed in the shooting. Napoleon then sent his infantry to attack the British, but they were charged upon and defeated by the British Calvary. Unfortunately, they charged to far and were destroyed by Napoleons Calvary. After that, Marshal Michel Ney thought he saw the British retreat so he had the Calvary charge. When they got there, the British infantry were formed in hollow squares ready to shoot them. The Calvary retreated because they couldn’t get into the square with Bayonets sticking out of