The French Army was in disarray and disorder. Wellington was able to invade France. Marshal Grouchy had his orders from Napoleon to attack Wavre which he followed to the letter. The British had the ports blockaded and Napoleon had no force available to resist and no route of escape available. The time had arrived to throw in the towel.
After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled to a military prison on the island of St. Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean, where he was guarded by a couple of thousand British troops, with a small squadron of warships patrolling the nearby seas to prevent his escape.
It was his downfall. After the battle he was exiled on an island once again until his death.
The Battle of Waterloo (Belgium) against the British, Prussians and their allies from Germany and the Low Countries.
The Battle of Waterloo.
The Battle of Waterloo.
Trafalgar, a battle he lost to the English due to his crossing of the T's (naval tactic) and their flag communication.
It was his downfall. After the battle he was exiled on an island once again until his death.
Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo (Belgium) against the British, Prussians and their allies from Germany and the Low Countries.
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo.
The Battle of Waterloo.
The Battle of Waterloo.
Trafalgar, a battle he lost to the English due to his crossing of the T's (naval tactic) and their flag communication.
At Waterloo in present day Belgium.Or:For those with a medical inclination it might be his battle against stomach cancer while exiled on St. Helena.
George Hooper has written: 'Abraham Fabert, governor of Sedan' 'Waterloo, the downfall of the first Napoleon' -- subject(s): Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Waterloo, Battle of, 1815
Massed British musket fire at the battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon lost in Spain and took a huge defeat in Russia. These two losses were two huge factors in Napoleon's downfall. His final loss was at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium.