What was the process and result of the Battle of Waterloo?

On March 20, 1815, Napoleon's cavalry entered Paris. King Louis XVIII of France changed his color after hearing the news. He did not dare to meet the enemy and fled in panic. Napoleon returned to the throne. In order to support Louis XVIII, Britain, Russia, Prussia and other countries formed an anti-French alliance and besieged Paris on a large scale. Napoleon personally led an army of 120,000 to fight, but the coalition forces were defeated and retreated to Belgium. This battle. Napoleon achieved brilliant results and established his dominance in France. Afterwards, Napoleon took advantage of the victory and continued to advance with his army, approaching the border of Belgium. With lightning speed, it quickly inserted between the defense lines of the British and Prussian armies, cut off the connection between the two armies, and defeated the Prussian army led by Blücher. However, the fleeing Prussian troops regrouped on the Waver side, posing a new threat to the French army.

Napoleon, who defeated the Prussian army, turned to attack the British army. When Wellington heard that Blücher was defeated, he was afraid of fighting alone, so he quickly retreated to the direction of Waterloo. Napoleon also followed the British army to near Waterloo. On June 18, the decisive battle began at Waterloo. Waterloo is located in southern Belgium, not far from the capital Brussels. early morning. It started to rain heavily. Only a small part of Napoleon's 270 cannons entered the position. At 11:30 a.m., the weather cleared. Napoleon ordered the attack. The French army crossed the low-lying areas and rushed towards the hills where the British troops were stationed. The British army resisted tenaciously, and artillery shells fell on the French army's position like a shower. The French army suffered heavy casualties and had to withdraw. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, the French army attacked the British position for the second time, but still failed.

As the Prussian army arrived in time under the leadership of Blücher, Napoleon had to withdraw 2 cavalry divisions from the reserve to attack Blücher. When both the British and French armies were exhausted, the arrival of the reinforced Prussian army boosted the morale of the British army. In high spirits, Wellington immediately ordered his troops to make a final counterattack. The British-Prussian forces defeated the French army, but Grouchy, who Napoleon ordered reinforcements, did not know where he was. Napoleon had no choice but to lead the remaining defeated soldiers to escape from the battlefield. Leaving in panic.

On June 21, 1815, Napoleon was defeated in Paris and announced his abdication for the second time, ending his "hundred days in power." He was exiled to the island of St. Helena, located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, far away from the European continent. Napoleon spent his last six years on the island. On May 5, 1821, the arrogant Napoleon died in depression.