Austria, at first, instead of aiding the allies, allowed the Poles to range themselves beneath the standard of Napoleon, whom she overwhelmed with
Leipzig Battle of the Nations
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon’s Choices in Germany .IntroductionAfter the debacle in Russia
Napoleon Flees the Battlefield at Waterloo
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Waterloo,the name of our combined selection from Wolfgang Menzel, William Siborne, and Victor Hugo. The
Napoleon’s Awful Mistake at Waterloo
Everybody knows Napoleon’s awful mistake: Grouchy expected, Blucher coming up; death instead of life.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a
Ney’s Cavalry Attacks British at Waterloo
The cuirassiers annihilated seven squares out of thirteen, captured or spiked sixty guns and took six English regimental flags.Continuing The Battle
Napoleon Faces Ill-will of Events at Waterloo
It was time for this vast man to fall; his excessive weight in human destiny disturbed the balance.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a
Napoleon Sends Forward the Cavalry at Waterloo
Wellington, on seeing Waterloo two years afterward, exclaimed, “My battlefield has been altered.”Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection
Victor Hugo on Waterloo
Imagine a vast undulating ground; each ascent is commanded by the next ascent and all the undulations ascend to Mont St. Jean, where they form the
Napoleon’s Last, Desperate Attack on Wellington
Never did a battlefield present such an anomalous spectacle.Continuing The Battle of Waterloo,with a selection from History of the War in France