1、Battle of Battle of WaterlooWaterlooWaterlooWaterloo-On June 20,1815-On June 20,1815第1页Leading roleNapoleon Bonaparte Arthur WellesleyVS.VS.第2页At the beginning of the 1815,Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from Elba Island,where he was sent to exile.He drove the Louis 18th away,and assembled a powerful mil
2、itary force quickly.第3页The return of Napoleon is a remount(传奇故事)传奇故事).When he escaped from Elba Island,there were only four subordinates followed him.Nearly everyone could catch him and send him to Louis 18th,who rule French that days.However,he never hide his identity.Where he came,giving a speech,
3、the people and army of where would join him.He came back to Paris without any cost.第4页Napoleon fairly desired a victory.He had lost nearly all of the army in the Russia,then he was beaten in the battle of Leipzig.He had to eat the bitter fruit of failure.Now he was powerful again.He decided to reven
4、ged.第5页Terrified and worried,Britain,Austria,Russia,and Prussia formed a alliance again.They pieced an army group quickly,heading for Paris.第6页As a talented general,Napoleon didnt get very worry about it.He hit out,and soon he beat the army of Prussia,leading by Blcher.They escaped,and Napoleon disp
5、atch one third of his army,leading by Grouchy to chase them.However,this time he made a fatal blunder.第7页On June 16,The army of Napoleon and Wellington met each other.Both two of them knew that they must win the campaign,for themselves as well as for their country.As for Napoleon and his army,otherw
6、ise they break through the position of the British,they would be sieged.So they must fight to win or die.第8页TroopsCannonscausalitiesreinforcementsNapoleon7254330003,led by GrouchyWellington68000160260000,led by BlcherComparison of two force第9页At noon,A horrifying battle started.At the risk of Britis
7、h bullets and shells,French cavalryman(骑兵)and infantry(步兵)launched violent attacks.The majority of them fell down on the way of rushing forward,and some of them rush into Britain position,and soon they be killed.第10页After a long time struggle,in the afternoon,Napoleons army finally occupied the prio
8、r position.However,after a while,Britain army got it back.A seesaw battle started.第11页At dusk,about 50,000 body of French as well as Britain lay on the narrow battlefield of Waterloo.Both of Napoleons armyand Arthurs army was desperate.All of them was looking for their reinforcements.Napoleon is loo
9、king for Grouchy,and Wellington was looking for Blcher.第12页Compared with Blcher,Grouchy was more close to the Waterloo.If he could support Napoleon in time,history may be different.However,general Grouchy was a loyal but rigid man.He believed that his emperor,great Napoleon Bonaparte,would never mad
10、e any mistake.He didnt dear to defy Napoleons commend.However,he didnt know that Blchers army,who he was chasing for,had circuitry(迂回),and heading towards Waterloo.第13页When Blchers army appeared around Waterloo,Napoleons hope fell through.He decided to fight until death,but he was saved by his solders.Desperate and tired,he went back to Paris,where miserable fate has been waiting for him.第14页War is cruel,War is cruel,Peace is preciousPeace is preciousToday,the battlefield has become a place of interest.第15页
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