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Battle of Waterloo
Ms. Dow
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Slide2Napoleon Returns to France
Napoleon was exiled to the island of ElbaHe spent less than a year there before he decided to regain his power
Slide3The Duke of Wellington Disapproves
Napoleon marches to BelgiumDuke of Wellington leads the allied forces against Napoleon (Belgium, Britain, Hanover and the Netherlands)
Slide4Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought near Brussels on June 18, 1815Put an end to Napoleons political aspirations
Slide5I 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
Slide6The Night Before the Battle…
Wellington stayed indoors overnight (it was raining heavily)Napoleons troops slept outdoors in the rainBlucher was making his way towards Brussels to help Wellington
Slide7Rain, rain, go away
Heavy rain caused Napoleon to delay his attack in the morningThis allowed allied reinforcements (Marshal Gebhard von Blucher) to arrive
Slide8The Morning of the Battle
Wellington blocks the road to Brussels.He is outnumberedPuts his troops behind a ridge (very defensive – uphill incline and good visual)
Slide9The Battle Begins…
After waiting for the ground to dry a bit, Napoleon launches a small attack on a nearby farm to distract some British troopsAt the same time he sends most of his infantry towards Brussels
Slide10Blucher Arrives…
Blucher and the Prussians arrive to reinforce Wellingtons troopsNow Napoleon is fighting on three fronts!This quickly leads to Napoleon being forces to retreat and surrender
Slide11Napoleon is defeated once and for all!
40,000 French casualties23,000 allied casualties Exiled to Saint Helena until his deathClick the picture for a video clip……………
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Battle of Waterloo
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