Hello everyone and welcome back to Nations Made fun! I'll be your host, Mr. Nations, your tour guide through the wacky world of countries! Today we will be talking about the Battle of Waterloo and how it changed Great Britain. Let's get started!
The Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815, and it marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the nineteenth century. Napoleon rose through the ranks of the French army during the French Revolution and seized control of the French government in 1799 and became the French emperor in 1804. After a great number of wars, Napoleon expanded his empire throughout all of Europe until the Battle of Waterloo, in which all of his forces were defeated by the British and the Prussians. This battle essentially marked the end of France's reign of Europe.
On June 18th, Napoleon marched all of his some 72,000 troops against the army of the British, which had 4,000 less, containing only 68,000 troops at their disposal. A critical mistake that would eventually cost Napoleon his reign onto Europe was that he decided to wait until midday to give the command to attack to let the waterlogged ground dry. This was a mistake because it allowed plenty of time for the 30,000 men Prussian army to arrive at the battlegrounds. After a bloody battle, Napoleon's troops were eventually defeated.
The Battle of Waterloo was a terrible battle, but also totally necessary. Great Britain couldn't have thrived like it does today if it was under French control.
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Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/battle-of-waterloo
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