The Eagle's Last Triumph

Description:

Covers Napoleon's campaign in Belgium in June of 1815, with particular emphasis on the battle at Ligny from mid-afternoon of 16 June to the early morning hours of 17 June. Argues that the actions of Napoleon and the Prussian general Bl©ơcher at Ligny laid the foundations for Napoleon's defeat by Wellington two days later at Waterloo.

subjects: Campaigns,  Ligny, Battle of, Ligny, Belgium, 1815,  Military leadership,  Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

People: Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821),  Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819)

Places: Belgium,  Ligny