How Did Napoleon's Final Defeat At The Battle Of Waterloo?
On June 18th, 1815 political and military superpower Napoleon Bonaparte faced his final defeat at the battle of Waterloo. Paramount to the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Waterloo will be the thrilling conclusion to “Napoleon the Musical”.
In order to fully understand Napoleons final defeat it is critical that we briefly address the events that lead to his exile and the motives behind his final return to France. The final act of the musical will begin with a picture of a news paper being projected onto the set wall that reads “Napoleon Bonaparte faces defeat”. Napoleons invasion of Russia in 1812 marked the beginning of the end of the Napoleonic Era. Napoleon marched his Grande Armee over the Niemen River and into Russia in an attempt to force Alexander I of Russia to negotiate. Napoleon was outsmarted. The Russian …show more content…
Due to the harsh conditions a number of soldiers began to desert. In the musical we will have five different actors portray the roles of the soldiers deserting. They will take centre stage and a spotlight will isolate them. They will then go on to explain what the conditions in Russia were like and why they were choosing to leave. Napoleon lead his troops into Moscow, knowing that there was a rough winter ahead, one that his army surely could not survive. After losing Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, Napoleon was once again defeated in the Battle of Nations by a coalition including Austrian, Prussian, Russian and Swedish troops. Napoleon retreated to France in 1814, where coalition forces captured Paris. In 1815 Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. However, this was not the end for this military genius. In typical Napoleon fashion, he had a plan that would allow him to once again return to France and return to the
In order to fully understand Napoleons final defeat it is critical that we briefly address the events that lead to his exile and the motives behind his final return to France. The final act of the musical will begin with a picture of a news paper being projected onto the set wall that reads “Napoleon Bonaparte faces defeat”. Napoleons invasion of Russia in 1812 marked the beginning of the end of the Napoleonic Era. Napoleon marched his Grande Armee over the Niemen River and into Russia in an attempt to force Alexander I of Russia to negotiate. Napoleon was outsmarted. The Russian …show more content…
Due to the harsh conditions a number of soldiers began to desert. In the musical we will have five different actors portray the roles of the soldiers deserting. They will take centre stage and a spotlight will isolate them. They will then go on to explain what the conditions in Russia were like and why they were choosing to leave. Napoleon lead his troops into Moscow, knowing that there was a rough winter ahead, one that his army surely could not survive. After losing Spain to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula War, Napoleon was once again defeated in the Battle of Nations by a coalition including Austrian, Prussian, Russian and Swedish troops. Napoleon retreated to France in 1814, where coalition forces captured Paris. In 1815 Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. However, this was not the end for this military genius. In typical Napoleon fashion, he had a plan that would allow him to once again return to France and return to the