To: Pharmboy
The British had been more focused on defeating Napoleon but at the time they attacked Washington Bonaparte was Emperor of Elba instead of France.
To: mainepatsfan
Battle of Waterloo Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle. After his exile to Elba, he had been restored to the throne of France for a Hundred Days. During this time, the forces of the rest of Europe converged on him, commanded by United Kingdoms Duke of Wellington, and Prussias Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. "''The nearest run thing you ever saw in your life''" – the Duke of Wellington
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08/24/2005 4:45:16 AM PDT by
Pharmboy
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