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1、-On June 20,1815-On June 20,1815Leading roleNapoleon Bonaparte Arthur WellesleyAt the beginning of the 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from Elba Island, where he was sent to exile. He drove the Louis 18th away, and assembled a powerful military force quickly.The return of Napoleon is a remount(传奇故事
2、） .When he escaped from Elba Island, there were only four subordinates followed him. Nearly everyone could catch him and send him to Louis 18th,who rule French that days. However, he never hide his identity. Where he came ,giving a speech, the people and army of where would join him. He came back to
3、 Paris without any cost. Napoleon fairly desired a victory. He had lost nearly all of the army in the Russia, then he was beaten in the battle of Leipzig. He had to eat the bitter fruit of failure. Now he was powerful again. He decided to revenged.Terrified and worried, Britain, Austria, Russia, and
4、 Prussia formed a alliance again. They pieced an army group quickly, heading for Paris.As a talented general, Napoleon didnt get very worry about it. He hit out, and soon he beat the army of Prussia, leading by Blcher. They escaped, and Napoleon dispatch one third of his army, leading by Grouchy to
5、chase them. However ,this time he made a fatal blunder.On June 16 ,The army of Napoleon and Wellington met each other. Both two of them knew that they must win the campaign, for themselves as well as for their country. As for Napoleon and his army, otherwise they break through the position of the Br
6、itish, they would be sieged. So they must fight to win or die.TroopsCannonscausalitiesreinforceme ntsNapoleon720002543300032000,led by GrouchyWellington680001602200060000,led by BlcherComparison of two forceAt noon, A horrifying battle started. At the risk of British bullets and shells, French caval
7、ryman(骑兵）and infantry（步兵） launched violent attacks. The majority of them fell down on the way of rushing forward, and some of them rush into Britain position, and soon they be killed.After a long time struggle, in the afternoon, Napoleons army finally occupied the prior position. However, after a wh
8、ile, Britain army got it back. A seesaw battle started. At dusk, about 50,000 body of French as well as Britain lay on the narrow battlefield of Waterloo. Both of Napoleons army and Arthurs army was desperate. All of them was looking for their reinforcements. Napoleon is looking for Grouchy, and Wel
9、lington was looking for Blcher.Compared with Blcher, Grouchy was more close to the Waterloo. If he could support Napoleon in time ,history may be different. However, general Grouchy was a loyal but rigid man. He believed that his emperor, great Napoleon Bonaparte, would never made any mistake. He di
10、dnt dear to defy Napoleons commend. However, he didnt know that Blchers army, who he was chasing for, had circuitry(迂回), and heading towards Waterloo.When Blchers army appeared around Waterloo, Napoleons hope fell through. He decided to fight until death, but he was saved by his solders. Desperate and tired, he went back to Paris, where miserable fate has been waiting for him. Today, the battlefield has become a place of interest.
