By the end of the Waterloo campaign the only French senior commander remaining undefeated was Marshal Grouchy. Continue reading “Grouchy the Invincible.”
“Will it Never be Day?”
On the night of the 17th of June, the Duke of Wellington waited to hear if Blücher would agree to march and join him at Mont St Jean. Continue reading ““Will it Never be Day?””
Two Roads to Waterloo.
3 Hours.
A matter of three lost hours would underpin the rest of the campaign. Continue reading “Two Roads to Waterloo.”
Quatre Bras.
The Battle of Quatre Bras was a vital action for both sides. However it was of greater strategic significance to Blucher and Napoleon than Wellington and Ney. In some ways it is very similar to the Battle of Busaco in 1810, but not for the reasons most people think. Continue reading “Quatre Bras.”
Ligny.
Napoleon tries for a decisive victory against the Prussians at Ligny. Continue reading “Ligny.”
Bridges and Crossroads.
How Napoleon stole a march on the allies, but stumbled at the first hurdle. The opening of the Waterloo campaign shows the type of Napoleonic warfare that not many people think about. Continue reading “Bridges and Crossroads.”