He would say that the Peninsular War was the starting place of his eventual defeat. His defeat in the Invasion of Russia must be considered a major defeat in terms of "Body Bag" numbers. The Battle of Leipzig involved the largest numbers of men on a battlefield before World War One. Napoleon lost fifteen generals at Leipzig and had an additional 51 wounded in action. Napoleon never served on Haiti, but the deaths there were staggering and often the numbers never appear because they were slaves.
At Waterloo, of all places, a town in Flanders (part of Belgium). Since then the word "waterloo" has been used to metaphorically to describe other falls from greatness.
Trafalgar.
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.
The Battle of Trafalgar.
He was exiled to Elba, and then he came back with an army for what is known as the 100 days. He then was defeated at Waterloo and was exiled to St. Helena in the remote South Atlantic where he died of stomach cancer.
Napoleon's final defeat came at Waterloo in 1815 in what is now Belgium. Napoleon had originally been defeated the Battle of Nations at Leipzig in 1813. After that he was exiled to Elba, a small island off the coast of Italy in 1814. A year later he returned to France and led the so-called Hundred Days during which he put an army back together and marched to confront the coalition forces of the other major power of Europe. After he was defeated at Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena, a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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.
It was at Waterloo in Belgium.
The Battle of Trafalgar.
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Waterloo, I would say. It's where he surrendered.
Waterloo was his final military defeat but some say that his true defeat came at the end of his Russian campaign as this weakened him politically and his troops morale was dented which lead to his defeats.
Waterloo is the battle site where French Emporer Napoleon was defeated by the Englishman Lord Wellington. In common usage it is a reference to a major loss or defeat.
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He was exiled to Elba, and then he came back with an army for what is known as the 100 days. He then was defeated at Waterloo and was exiled to St. Helena in the remote South Atlantic where he died of stomach cancer.
The Battle of Waterloo was fought at Waterloo, Belgium.
Napoleon's final defeat came at Waterloo in 1815 in what is now Belgium. Napoleon had originally been defeated the Battle of Nations at Leipzig in 1813. After that he was exiled to Elba, a small island off the coast of Italy in 1814. A year later he returned to France and led the so-called Hundred Days during which he put an army back together and marched to confront the coalition forces of the other major power of Europe. After he was defeated at Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled to Saint Helena, a small island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.