Battle of Waterloo Ms. Dow Socials 9

Napoleon Returns to France  Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba  He spent less than a year there before he decided to regain his power

The Duke of Wellington Disapproves  Napoleon marches to Belgium  Duke of Wellington leads the allied forces against Napoleon (Belgium, Britain, Hanover and the Netherlands)

Battle of Waterloo  The Battle of Waterloo was fought near Brussels on June 18, 1815  Put an end to Napoleons political aspirations

I think ABBA said it best…………….  Click picture for video…… My, my, at Waterloo Napoleon did surrender Oh yeah, and I have met my destiny in quite a similar way The history book on the shelf Is always repeating itself Waterloo - I was defeated, you won the war Waterloo - Promise to love you for ever more Waterloo - Couldn't escape if I wanted to Waterloo - Knowing my fate is to be with you Waterloo - Finally facing my Waterloo

The Night Before the Battle…  Wellington stayed indoors overnight (it was raining heavily)  Napoleons troops slept outdoors in the rain  Blucher was making his way towards Brussels to help Wellington

Rain, rain, go away  Heavy rain caused Napoleon to delay his attack in the morning  This allowed allied reinforcements (Marshal Gebhard von Blucher) to arrive

The Morning of the Battle  Wellington blocks the road to Brussels.  He is outnumbered  Puts his troops behind a ridge (very defensive – uphill incline and good visual)

The Battle Begins…  After waiting for the ground to dry a bit, Napoleon launches a small attack on a nearby farm to distract some British troops  At the same time he sends most of his infantry towards Brussels

Blucher Arrives…  Blucher and the Prussians arrive to reinforce Wellingtons troops  Now Napoleon is fighting on three fronts!  This quickly leads to Napoleon being forces to retreat and surrender

Napoleon is defeated once and for all!  40,000 French casualties  23,000 allied casualties  Exiled to Saint Helena until his death  Click the picture for a video clip……………