If Napoleon Had won the Battle of Waterloo

Introduction

The Battle of Waterloo was one of history's most memorable battles. This battle defeated Napoleon, one of the most powerful leaders in Europe at the time. The Battle of Waterloo was fought between the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon on June 18, 1815. Napoleon's loss at Waterloo was due to the fighting conditions, the leadership and allies on both sides, and inferior battle tactics.

Fighting Conditions

The fighting conditions of Waterloo were not what a commander would have wanted. The ground was soggy, soft, and wet from the rain the night before. Wellington's allies, the Prussians, arrived late to the battle. The soft ground made it harder for them to move the eight miles to get to Waterloo. The Prussians had wagons full of guns and ammunition and cannons. The soft, muddy ground made these wagons hard to move, so the Prussians had to move all the equipment by hand. The rain from the night before not only affected the ground on which the battle was fought, but it also affected the decisions of the commanders. Napoleon had to delay an attack for two hours so that the land would become more firm. He wanted the ground to be firm so the cannon balls would have their maximum effect (Crompton, "Napoleon Strikes"1). Weather was not the only thing that affected the battle, for weapons and how they were used helped to win the battle.

Political Consequence

Undoubtedly, an important part of such mass success must be attributed to the titanic battles that shook all belligerents as to direct political consequences of battle. But this does not explain everything. Because the fighting dérou- sullen at Waterloo still attract far more interest and passions of the people that the battle of the Yser in 1918 or that of Bastogne in 1945. Certainly, the Napoleonic era still has its many fans around the world. But the battle of Waterloo, Anyway the one that actually took place on the land of Brabant Walloon nearly two centuries, was hardly to the advantage of Emperor nor tactically or on that concrete results. So why is a dismal failure at this point engine of an attraction that does not insane? We recognize the enthusiasm of the victors in the aftermath of the tragedy, or the return of the defeated, trying to figure on the scene. But this is a long time that the enemies of the era were then reconciled and are working side by side in other battles for other issues. The curious thing is that even in defeat Eagle will be transformed into a posthumous victory.  It is a myth attached to the Battle of Waterloo, a myth challenges and squeezed more people than alone-and many- Site visitors annually

Social Consequence

Wellington did not defeat Napoleon by himself; he had some help from his ally Blucher, commander of the Prussian army. The most important ally to Wellington was Marshal Blucher and the Prussian army. When the Prussian army united with the forces of Wellington, Napoleon did not ...