Who did Napoleon fight at Waterloo?

Battle of Waterloo (Battle of Waterloo)

1865438+On March 20th, 2005, Napoleon's fighters entered Paris, and French King Louis Stanislas Xavier did not dare to meet the enemy and fled in a hurry. Napoleon regained the throne and avenged his forced abdication and house arrest on the Mediterranean island of Elba a year ago.

In order to support Louis Stanislas Xavier, Britain, Russia and Prussia to form an anti-French alliance, they laid siege to Paris on a large scale. Napoleon personally led the army 120000, but the allies were defeated and retreated to Belgium. In this battle, Napoleon achieved brilliant results and established his dominant position in France. After that, Napoleon pursued the victory and led the army to move on to the Belgian border.

On June 18, the Armageddon began in Waterloo.

Waterloo is located in the south of Belgium, not far from the capital Brussels. The British army was stationed on a hill, led by Wellington, and the French army was commanded by Napoleon himself.

In the morning, it rained cats and dogs. At 1 1: 30 in the morning, the weather cleared up and Napoleon ordered the attack.

"Wellington, dare to provoke me? It's like throwing eggs at a stone! I can annihilate them without spending a breakfast. " Napoleon said brazenly.

The French army crossed the low-lying areas and bravely rushed to the hills where the British troops were stationed. The British resisted tenaciously, and shells rained down on the French positions. The French suffered heavy casualties and had to retreat. In the afternoon 1, the French army attacked the British position for the second time, but it still failed. While waiting for the third larger attack, Napoleon looked around with a telescope to spy on the enemy. He suddenly saw darkness in the distance to the east.

"What's that?" Napoleon asked.

"Probably the forest!" A lieutenant replied.

"No, this is the Legion." Napoleon made a correct judgment with his rich combat experience. So he ordered: "Take one alive and ask!"

Soon, the French army caught a Prussian cavalry officer for questioning, and the officer replied that there was only one regiment nearby. Napoleon thought: there is nothing to be afraid of just one regiment. But he

Unexpectedly, the Pu Jun army that came to attack turned out to be three regiments!

Napoleon thought he had enough people and there was nothing to be afraid of. Under his command, 80 cannons were aimed at the same time.