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View of the Hougoumont farm from the south, showing the restored Game Keeper's Cottage and the gate on that side
View of the Hougoumont farm from the south, showing the restored Game Keeper's Cottage and the gate on that side
The domain some 16 years before the Battle of Waterloo
The domain some 16 years before the Battle of Waterloo
Fighting at the Hougoumont farm during the Battle of Waterloo
Fighting at the Hougoumont farm during the Battle of Waterloo
Nassau troops at the Hougoumont farm. These were mainly 2nd rgt. 1st battalion
Nassau troops at the Hougoumont farm. These were mainly 2nd rgt. 1st battalion
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The strategic situation in Western Europe in 1815: 250,000 Frenchmen faced about 850,000 allied soldiers on four fronts. In addition, Napoleon was for
The strategic situation in Western Europe in 1815: 250,000 Frenchmen faced about 850,000 allied soldiers on four fronts. In addition, Napoleon was forced to leave 20,000 men in Western France to reduce a royalist insurrection.
The resurgent Napoleon's strategy was to isolate the Anglo-allied and Prussian armies and annihilate each one separately.
The resurgent Napoleon's strategy was to isolate the Anglo-allied and Prussian armies and annihilate each one separately.
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher commanded the Prussian army, one of the Coalition armies that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher commanded the Prussian army, one of the Coalition armies that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Leipzig
Marshal Michel Ney, who exercised tactical control of the greater part of the French forces for most of the battle
Marshal Michel Ney, who exercised tactical control of the greater part of the French forces for most of the battle