20150618 - waterloo 1815

200 years after Waterloo

On June 18, 1815 the course of European history was changed when French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte found himself outmatched on the fields near Waterloo, Belgium. Britain's Duke of Wellington would become a celebrated hero and eventually Prime Minister, while Napoleon would retreat to Paris and soon after head into exile on the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. It all came down to a cool day in June that began with heavy rains. By nightfall some 10 hours after it began, the battle was over, as was the French leader's 100-day comeback.
For 200 years the Battle of Waterloo has been debated time and time again. In part it has been argued that it was a battle Napoleon could have won, and even should have won. However, the modern thinking is that the battle actually might not have been as decisive as suggested.


http://www.nam.ac.uk/waterloo200/
https://www.waterloo2015.org/en/history
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/06/18/200-years-later-experts-seek-to-unearth-battle-waterloos-secrets/

November 1814

After Napoleon’s first abdication and his exile on the island of Elba, a European congress (including a representative of France)  comes together in Vienna to determine the fate of the territories reconquered from Napoleon I, sign a peace treaty, draw up national borders and try to establish a lasting, peaceful new order in Europe.
- See more at: https://www.waterloo2015.org/en/history#sthash.IV4PAEv7.dpuf

November 1814

After Napoleon’s first abdication and his exile on the island of Elba, a European congress (including a representative of France)  comes together in Vienna to determine the fate of the territories reconquered from Napoleon I, sign a peace treaty, draw up national borders and try to establish a lasting, peaceful new order in Europe.
- See more at: https://www.waterloo2015.org/en/history#sthash.IV4PAEv7.dpuf