The Causes of Napoleon Bonaparte’s Loss at Waterloo 1815

164 Emory Endeavors in History 2013 The Causes of Napoleon Bonaparte s Loss at Waterloo 1815 Eric Huh Abstract There is much controversy surrounding the Battle of Waterloo , specifically how Napoleon came to be defeated. I argue that the main cause of Napoleon s loss was not solely due to any strategic or tactical failure on his part, but by outside elements that severely harmed his ability to wage war. The purpose of this paper is not to present a play by play account of the Waterloo Campaign or to claim that I myself am an expert in military affairs. Instead, this paper seeks to understand the Causes of Napoleon s loss at Waterloo by analyzing the battle s key moments and applying my thesis of the influence external factors had on these said specific moments and how they affected Napoleon s army the most.

Waterloo 1815 Eric Huh Abstract There is much controversy surrounding the Battle of Waterloo, specifically how Napoleon came to be defeated. I argue that the main cause of Napoleon’s loss was not solely due to any strategic or tactical failure on his part, but by outside elements that severely harmed his ability to wage war.

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