The aftermath included a lot of death on both sides. 24‚000 to 26‚000 killed‚ wounded including 6‚000 in the French Empire. While the seventh coalition suffered 24‚000 casualties. (Anglo-allies) This battle is very interesting to me‚ it has a lot to do with world history. If Napoleon actually won this battle‚ it is quite possible that most of the current world today would speak French. This battle is a huge turn in today’s worlds of tactics as well as a historical point in what could’ve affected
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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
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patriotism and nationalism can be considered as an important factor.There was also uncertainty among the Prussians about their future in Europe.This resulted in Prussia’ s massive resentment of the French domination ‚and resultantly a rebellion against Napoleon began to grow.Prussia appointed French -like reformers ‚in order to strengthen their state in the event of an attack. Furthermore‚ key military reforms were introduced in order to strengthen Prussia and defend her from threats of external
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Napoleon had ruled France and surrounding countries for twenty years. Originally an officer in the French Army‚ he had risen to become Emperor among the political chaos following the French Revolution in which the old ruling French kings and nobility had been destroyed. Napoleon built a 500‚000 strong Army‚ which used modern tactics and improvisation in battle to sweep across Europe and acquire an Empire for France. But in 1812‚ the seemingly invincible Napoleon made the fateful decision to invade
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frustrations that he won the first prize for the painting Antiochus Dying for Love of Stratonice (Anonymous‚ 2011). David went to Rome in 1775 in the company of Vien; David studied the ancient architectural monuments‚ marble reliefs and freestanding statues. In addition‚ he strove for a clearer understanding of the classical principles under laying the styles of the Renaissance and baroque masters Raphael‚ the Carracci‚ Domenichino‚ and Guido Reni. He was admitted to the French academy in1783 with
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Great Britain during the “Napoleonic Wars” In the 1790’s‚ the wars of the French Revolution merged into the Napoleonic Wars‚ as Napoleon Bonaparte took over the French revolutionary government. Great Britain‚ as the most of the European nations‚ was engaged into the set of conflicts. At first the war did not go well for Britain. The First Coalition with Prussia‚ Austria‚ and Russia against the French collapsed in 1796‚ and in 1797 Britain was beset by naval defeat and by naval mutiny
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Malcolm Crook examines the remarkable ascent to power of Napoleon at the turn of the nineteenth century The great Bicentenary of the French Revolution of 1789 may be drawing to a close‚ but that of Napoleon is about to commence. So now is an opportune moment to present a critical overview of his
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how to operate cannons and how to apply strategies of cannons. To sum up‚ what Napoleon had learnt in school provided him very important knowledge of battles. Latter on‚ he joint the French Revolutions and was once the leader of The Republic of France. In 1804‚ he even became the emperor of The French Empire. While he was in power‚ he was the hero of France‚ but at the same time a cruel ruler. No one could be perfect. In the perspective of History‚ he was a great leader‚ just like the meaning
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confiscation of the royalists lands and property | Aggrandizement of his family | His siblings were corrupt‚ disloyal‚ and incompetent | Nationalism | Most of the other countries would aspire for this in the 1800s | 1‚000‚000 French Casualties | France eventually lost the Napoleonic wars | Manipulation of law and religion | He allowed the church to re-establish itself after being banned from the reign of terror | Egyptian campaign | The army Napoleon
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Understanding the Battle of Waterloo is important to know‚ because it shows that bad decision making and bad intelligence reporting can lead to one’s defeat. Since 1804‚ Napoleon was trying to create his own empire over Europe. He was defeated in 1805 by the British‚ but he continued to move forward across Europe before being forced to surrender. He returned to Paris in March 1815‚ prompting Britain‚ Prussia‚ Russia and Austria to declare war. Napoleon invaded Belgium in June‚ attempting to take
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