battle of waterloo Flashcards
bonaparte was promoted to commander of the interior and given command of the army of italy
firing on the mob
saving the directory
directory used __ as the best expedient for prolonging their power
war
conscription
mandatory military service
confident and secure enough napoleon declares himself __ in 1804
emperor
military innovations
artillery
the corps
grand armee
spy network
accuracy was improved through the introduction of __, which is a graduated mass measure that enabled the gunner to sight the gun on a target
tangent sight
napoleons reasons for breaking his army into smaller units
move faster and father
prevent the enemy from determining it true objectives
receives lion share of criticism for defeat at waterloo
michel ney
when facing a foe superior in numbers split the enemy into separate parts, each of which could then be eliminated in turn
the central position
napoleons greatest victory
battle of austerlitz
napoleons attempt to isolate Great Britain by forbidding any nation from trading with them
the continental system
napoleons Vietnam
the peninsular war
it would become one of the greatest disasters in military history
russia
first abdication
elba
the last victory of the military career of napoleon bonaparte
the battle of ligny
the first duke of wellington
arthur wellesley
hougoumont chateau
to pin wellingtons right
to draw reinforcements away from wellingtons centre-left position
following the defeat of d-erlons corps, ney had few infantry reserves left
ney therefore tried to break wellingtons centre with cavalry alone
wellingtons army responded by
forming squares
neys cavalry also failed to
spike the british cannons
the decisive moment; undefeated
imperial guard
napoleon was imprisoned and then exiled
saint helena
results of the battle
- the loss forever ended napoleons reign as the tyrant of Europe
2.europe will not engage in a destructive war of this nature for 100 years
3.the loss secures france’s demise and prussia’s rise as the dominant power of the continent
