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Because of following reasons:
1 - He defeated the Prussian Army at Ligny managing them to retreat northeastward, thus in the opposite direction where Wellington's army was concentrating, pursued by a French Corps of 33,000 men under Grouchy.
2 - After a day of hard fighting the French forced the British Corps of 20,000 men to retreat from the vital crossroads of Quatre Bras, gaining the "Central position" between the two separated allied armies.
3 - That meant that Napoleon had the opportunity to engage Wellington with his 68,000 men and 156 guns in a numerical superiority, with his 72,000 men and 246 guns.
4 -As a whole the French Army was qualitatively superior to that of Wellington.
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Where was the over-all conference held which decided how Europe would be after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo?
It was held in Vienna (The Congress of Vienna) but it started before the Battle of Waterloo, short after the Napoleon's abdication of 1814.
What Marshall of the Empire did Napoleon claim would have saved the day at Waterloo if he had been there?
Jean-Baptiste Bessieres.
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by armies under?
He was defeated by the Duke of Wellington, But Wellington would have lost had the Prussians under Gebhard von Blucher not joined the battle, Napoleon needed to keep the 2 opponents apart and defeat them separately.
When did Napoleonic Wars happen?
The French Army of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated and France and the Allies were not disposed to allow Napoleon to raise another army which would bleed the country of more men for his ambitions.
Who is the Nemesis of Napoleon Bonaparte?
One supposes, the Duke of Wellington, who oversaw his final defeat at Waterloo. Lord Horatio Nelson would make his short list for Trafalgar and the Battle of the Nile.
What would happened if Napoleon won the Battle of Waterloo?
i dont no
Where was the site of Napoleon's greatest defeat?
Waterloo, I would say. It's where he surrendered.
Where was the over-all conference held which decided how Europe would be after the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo?
It was held in Vienna (The Congress of Vienna) but it started before the Battle of Waterloo, short after the Napoleon's abdication of 1814.
What Marshall of the Empire did Napoleon claim would have saved the day at Waterloo if he had been there?
Jean-Baptiste Bessieres.
What might have happened to Europe had Napoleon have not been defeated at the Battle of Waterloo?
The main language of Europe would be English it would be french.
What short military leader was defeated at Waterloo?
That would be Napoleon Bonoparte, who at 5 feet 7 inches would not have been considered short for that period in history.
What was napoleon bonaperte's last battle?
Militarily Napoleon fought his last battle at Waterloo. From a human point of view, we can say that he fought it against thecancer at stomach during his last period of his life,in the Isle of Saint Helena.
What does 'Waterloo' mean as a slang or idiomatic expression?
Napoloeon Bonaparte was defeated by the English at the town of Waterloo. When you say that someone has "met their Waterloo," you mean they have unexpectedly met defeat. Napoleon was certain that he was going to win, and would be the ruler of the known world - usually the people described by this idiom are people with grand dreams or lots of power.
Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo by armies under?
He was defeated by the Duke of Wellington, But Wellington would have lost had the Prussians under Gebhard von Blucher not joined the battle, Napoleon needed to keep the 2 opponents apart and defeat them separately.
How did the war of 1812 relate to napoleon?
President Madison made a deal with Napoleon so that the French would stop attacking American trade ships as long as Americans stopped trading with the British. Also, 100 days after the end of the War of 1812, Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo by the British A.P.
When did Napoleonic Wars happen?
The French Army of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated and France and the Allies were not disposed to allow Napoleon to raise another army which would bleed the country of more men for his ambitions.
How would you use Waterloo in a sentence?
I went to Waterloo last summer.John lives in Waterloo.
