Suddenly remembered "the end of the hero is a torment".

Dina 2022-09-17 08:08:47

Suddenly remembered "the end of the hero is a torment".

Waterloo's failure,

1. Napoleon has just returned from exile to form a new team. Domestic situation is unstable

2. Wellington chose a defensive play that was familiar with the terrain, consumed the enemy, and at the same time made use of the muddy land in rainy days.

3. The French cavalry marshal mistakenly thought that Wellington was defeated, and the cavalry pursued him, but the latter used the undulating terrain and phalanx to neutralize the opponent's cavalry offensive.

4. The arrival of the Prussian reinforcements gave the French a fatal blow. Napoleon's 40,000-strong army did not participate in the war not far away.

Still quite sad.

The picture is very exciting. It must be the handwriting of the Soviets. After "War and Peace" was filmed, "Waterloo" came again. Andre became Duke of Wellington here.

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Extended Reading

Waterloo quotes

  • Napoleon Bonaparte: [after the defeat of the Prussians at Ligny] The field of honor is never a pretty sight. Nevertheless, sixteen thousand Prussian dead; that's good news to slap on the walls in Paris, eh?

  • Gen. August Gneisenau: [to Blucher on Wellington's request to move in the direction of Waterloo] If Wellington runs to the coast, none of us will make it home to Berlin. I do not trust the English, nonetheless because I have served you before, sir...

    Field Marshal Gebhard von Blucher: [Disgusted with Gneisenau] I am seventy-two and a proud soldier. This sword is steel! I am too old to break it.

    Gen. August Gneisenau: Very well, I have ordered the retreat to Wavre. You may still co-operate with the Wellington, but God help us if he does not stand.

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