Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in France. During his time he was a French militant and emperor. He managed to conquer parts of Europe during the 19th century. Napoleon gained political power and named himself emperor in 1804. While being the emperor of France, Napoleon fought a series of wars known as the Napoleonic wars. Multiple wars were fought during the year of 1803 to 1815. A war that changed France was The Battle of Waterloo. The Battle of Waterloo ended the Napoleonic Wars for which it is known as one of the bloodiest wars Napoleon had ever fought. The Battle of Waterloo began on June. 18, 1815. The battle was fought in Belgium and ended the reign of Napoleon. Napoleon’s goal was to expand his empire through western and central Europe. Napoleon and his French army fought Britain whose army included Belgian, Dutch and German troops. Napoleon had 4,000 more men than Britain at the start of the battle. Napoleon started off well until the Prussians unexpectedly came and the British suddenly retaliated. Napoleon tried defeat Wellington and his army, but they failed to do so. Although the French had more men, Britain was quick to respond to many of the moves the French made. In the book “The Battle of Waterloo” by Jeremy Black, …show more content…
It took 2 days for Napoleon to realize that he could not survive during the battle. The British quickly shipped Napoleon to exile in St. Helena. After 6 years, Napoleon eventually died there. Napoleon suffered about 33,000 casualties while Wellington suffered 22,000. The Battle of Waterloo was responsible for ending the Napoleonic Wars which led his enemy to a victory. Napoleon’s loss was blamed because he decided to delay the battle due to a rainstorm. As a result, Wellington had enough time to strategize and he was reportedly very good at geography. Napoleons attempt to expand his empire shortly died after the