Battle Of Waterloo Analysis

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The purpose of this paper is to analysis the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon's defeat and describe how an alternate outcome for Napoleon could have brought him victory. Many leaders and high ranking officials tried to rule and conquer lands throughout Europe history has shown us. Napoleon Bonaparte, became one of the greatest rulers when he took control of France in November 1799. (Napoleon Bonaparte took power in France on November 9th/10th 1799) Meanwhile the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, and Prussia began to put their armies into the field to end his rule. The Duke of Wellington commanded one Allied army in Belgium consisting of 67000 soldiers from Britain, Brunswick, Nassau, Hanover, and the Netherlands. Marshal Blucher was in charge The battle ended his rule as emperor of France and marked the beginning of years of peace across Europe (The Battle of Waterloo, n.d). Many mistakes made by Napoleon caused him to lose the final battle at Waterloo, mistakes that if made on today’s battlefield would surely bring defeat. Franklin D. Roosevelt stated “It is said that Napoleon lost the battle of Waterloo because he forgot his infantry, he staked too much upon the more spectacular but less substantial cavalry” (Franklin, D., Distressed as Wellington was he sent more troops to La Haye Sainte, pushing back Napoleon's troops. The cavalry commander of Wellington's army sent two brigades of cavalry troops over the ridge. As Napoleon's men charge forward through the front line, this was Wellington's chance as his cavalry charged and attacked Napoleon's infantry, slicing through the troops on the battle field. Wellington had severely diminished Napoleon’s troops also sustaining heavy losses to his left flank desperately needing reinforcements. Eventually Napoleon's cavalry was able to reached Blucher's troops 5 miles east of the battlefield. As the Prussians approached and took the high ground north-east of Blucher's location. The Prussians charged at Napoleon's forces with extreme prejudice. Forcing Napoleon to send in more men as the battle went back and forth between the French and the Prussians. Napoleon at this point had to separate his forces. Wellington had confidence in Blucher and could tell that Blucher was holding his own ground against

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