Napoleons Final Defeat: 1815 Historical Battle of Waterloo | Total War Cinematic Battle

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The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition. One of these was a British-led force with units from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hanover, Brunswick, and Nassau, under the command of the Duke of Wellington (often referred to as the Anglo-allied army or Wellington's army). The other comprised three corps of the Prussian army under Field Marshal von Blücher (the fourth corps of this army fought at the Battle of Wavre on the same day). The battle was known contemporarily as the Battle of Mont Saint-Jean in France or La Belle Alliance ("the Beautiful Alliance") in Prussia.

Game - Total War: Napoleon

00:00 Introduction
00:22 The Coalition
00:49 Battle at Ligny
01:13 Coalition movements
02:08 The French army
02:32 The British position
03:07 Preliminary moves
04:01 Fighting begins
05:19 Battle on the British left
07:28 Prussians arrive
07:39 English form Quare Formation
09:07 Prussians engage
09:26 Battle at the Centre
10:05 Napoleons final push
11:24 The French retreat
11:45 Aftermath
All Comments (21)
  • @r.menzel8020
    The best movie about Napoleons return to France from exile on Elba and the battle of Waterloo is "Waterloo". With Rod Steiger playing Napoleon and Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington. The battle scenes are phenomenal. No CGI! I believe it was filmed in Yugoslavia.
  • @manuelacosta9463
    This one was quite the intense bloodbath for Napoleon's final fall. The withering musket fire mowing down men and horses must been a nightmarish sight not forgotten by those who partook.
  • @dr.s.p.
    A truly seminal presentation. I’m 75 and I am in awe of your work. Well done!
  • @coops1964
    11:01 The French Imperial Guard actually attacked in their usual column formation, not as described here. This meant that only the front rank could fire at the British whilst the British in rank formation could all fire at the same time.
  • @yeildo1492
    The wet ground played a LARGE role in the Coalition's victory. Napoleon wanted to attack but could not. And this gave the Prussians time to arrive ans swing the battle to the Coalition. This video gives an excellent view of standing 30 yards apart and firing volleys at the other side. I am certain that I am not brave enough to have done this! The Duke of Wellington, speaking to a colleague about his victory at Waterloo in 1815, which ended the Napoleonic wars, described it as a "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life." I just finished Simon Scarrow's quartet of books about Napoleon and Wellington. Very thorough, IMHO. I really enjoyed them.
  • @Kay-RT2020
    Big world history geek here🙋🏾‍♀️. Love the historical battle videos. This is great work. Keep em coming!
  • @Exyster
    Good explanation and good content. Nice!
  • @zach7193
    This was something. Well done.
  • @longyx321
    Brilliant Graphics, well presented..
  • @JimiKool
    Great video! Super well done!👏👏
  • @Greguk444
    Great historical presentation. Amazing story described in a very interesting and informative way. Thank you.
  • @pfzt
    So many dudes dying for nothing throughout history, it pisses me off. Just imagine: You go on about your day, looking forward to make love to the missis later, everything is fine then some noble wants to fight another noble, then you shoot at people you don't know, they shoot at you and then you die after two antagonizing painful days laying in the mud. Then it's darkness and absolute nothing and you are gone, and all of that for some noble, field-marshal, führer, general, whatever, screw that.
  • @jamndunk
    Mainly listening instead of watching, really terrifying. Well done.
  • @yintaichi
    The most terrifying video I've ever seen !!
  • @kriserauw5970
    Waterloo was one of the most iconic battles in history. The scale of casualties made in one day was astonishing. I believe 50.000 death or wounded.