Blog #7: Waterloo

Use the following to answer the questions below: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/empire_seapower/battle_waterloo_01.shtml 1. Where was Napoleon prior to his return to France in 1815? 2. What made up the 7th Coalition? Which armies (and leaders) were in Belgium in 1815? 3. Describe Blucher. 4. What was Napoleon's strategy in Belgium? 5. What was Wellington's plan on the morning of June 18th? 6. Why, at 3 pm, did things look bad for Napoleon? 7. Give two reasons, in this article, why Napoleon lost at Waterloo. Try this... http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_war/ibs/