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2006-09-04 12:20:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815 which was the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. The battle was fought near Waterloo village, south of Brussels, during the Hundred Days of Napoleon's restoration, by Napoleon's 72,000 troops against the duke of Wellington's combined Allied army of 68,000 aided by 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard von Blücher. The French suffered 25,000 killed and wounded, and 9,000 were captured; Wellington's casualties were 15,000, and Blücher's were about 8,000. Four days later, Napoleon abdicated for the last time and sent into exile.

2006-09-04 15:50:12 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 1 0

The famous battle was The Battle of Waterloo

2006-09-04 21:44:33 · answer #2 · answered by Malika 5 · 0 0

After raising France to a position of preeminence in Europe from 1804 to 1813, Napoleon met defeat in 1814 by a coalition of major powers, notably Prussia, Russia, Britain, and Austria. Napoleon was then deposed and exiled to the island of Elba, and Louis XVIII was made ruler of France. In September 1814, the Congress of Vienna, with delegates from most of the nations of Europe, convened to discuss problems arising from the defeat of France. On February 26, 1815, however, while the congress was in session, Napoleon escaped from Elba and returned to France. There many veterans of his former campaigns flocked to his standard, and on March 20, 1815, he again ascended the throne. The Congress of Vienna, alarmed by Napoleon's return to power, had reacted quickly to the crisis. On March 17 Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia each agreed to contribute 150,000 troops to an invasion force to be assembled in Belgium near the French border. A majority of other nations present at the congress also pledged troops for the invasion of France, which was to be launched on July 1, 1815.

2006-09-04 20:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by em. :] 3 · 0 0

On the battlefield of Waterloo , present day Belgium , 12km from Brussels, Napoleon Bonaparte's forces were crushed by Great Britain, Prussia and the Russian Empire, led by Britain's Duke of Wellington Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley and Prussia's Gebhard von Blücher.

The end death toll of Waterloo cost the Anglo-allied forces around 15,000 dead and wounded, and the Prussians some 7000. Napoleon lost 25,000 dead and injured. 8000 of his troops were taken prisoner.

It was the most decisive victory in the Napoleonic Wars, which ultimately led to Napoleon's demise as he was dethroned by France, led an outlaw life on the run from the British until they caught him as he was fleeing to North America, and was banished to Saint Helena island, where he died in 1821.

2006-09-04 19:35:45 · answer #4 · answered by clockwork_mike 2 · 0 0

The Battle of Waterloo.

2006-09-04 19:25:14 · answer #5 · answered by Jordan 2 · 0 1

Battle of Waterloo where Napolean was capture and sent to the island of Elba..off the coast of France

2006-09-04 19:25:39 · answer #6 · answered by Skipper1974 3 · 0 0

Waterloo

2006-09-04 20:34:57 · answer #7 · answered by perdidobums 5 · 0 0

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