Where was Napoleon's last battle?
1 Answer
Waterloo
Explanation:
Napoleon's last battle (and probably the most famous, other than Jena-Auerstedt, Austerlitz, Borodino, Marengo, Friedland, Leipzig, etc.)
The reason why this battle was so incredibly famous, is because Napoleon made the seemingly impossible escape from Elba ( this was almost exactly what happened, which is stupefying, really). As he amassed a huge army, including his famed "Old Guard" regiment, he decided to march north (towards Waterloo), where the majority of the Coalition forces were concentrated, he figured that if he could beat the forces there, they'd scatter, and he could take them out 1 by 1.
To not make the answer incredibly long, what happened laconically was that Napoleon had 2/3rds of his army with him (I believe Michel Ney had the rest scouting for the Prussians), so after taking some positions, winning some skirmishes here and there, the tide of the battle suddenly turned when out of seemingly nowhere, the Prussians arrived. Afterwards, what Napoleon did (which is something he NEVER DID, only once I believe) which is commit the "Old Guard" regiment, which served mainly as a inspirational regiment, they were the absolute crème de la crème though. So this happened
After the Old Guard was routed, it caused mass panic in the ranks, as the invincible division had been crushed, and the army started to retreat, and Napoleon went on to be sent to St. Helena, where he died and was buried, until his ashes were returned in 1840 I think.
