| Tango01 | 14 Feb 2020 10:18 p.m. PST |
"12 failures by Napoleon Bonaparte. Two centuries after Waterloo and the final collapse of Napoleonic France, the debate does not stop, to whom does the main merit in the common victory belongs. In a series of publications "Military Review" ("Waterloo. Point of no return ") noted a very special strategic role played by the Russian emperor Alexander I in overthrowing the Corsican upstart. And the author is not going to refute the fact that British capital was behind him. The last to defeat the French emperor on the battlefield were Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher, 73-year-old Prussian field marshal and Napoleon's 46-year-old 1st Duke Wellington, British field marshal Arthur Wellesley…"
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| BillyNM | 14 Feb 2020 11:03 p.m. PST |
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| von Winterfeldt | 15 Feb 2020 1:57 a.m. PST |
a terrible article full of mistakes see comments here link |
| Murvihill | 15 Feb 2020 4:47 a.m. PST |
Poor translation may have a bit to do with it. |
| C M DODSON | 15 Feb 2020 6:49 a.m. PST |
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| JMcCarroll | 15 Feb 2020 7:37 a.m. PST |
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| Brian Smaller | 16 Feb 2020 12:50 p.m. PST |
I think Napoleon defeated Napoleon. |
 McLaddie  | 16 Feb 2020 1:05 p.m. PST |
I am really unsure why this is even an either/or question as neither one could have defeated Napoleon alone. Even with 30,000 Prussians, Wellington said that Waterloo was 'a near-run thing.' |
| Tango01 | 16 Feb 2020 3:50 p.m. PST |
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| Brechtel198 | 16 Feb 2020 4:54 p.m. PST |
They both defeated Napoleon-it was an allied victory. Neither could do it alone. |
| Tango01 | 17 Feb 2020 11:17 a.m. PST |
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| Au pas de Charge | 17 Feb 2020 11:39 a.m. PST |
I think Napoleon defeated Napoleon. Which, I might add, was very hard to do and proves how talented Napoleon truly was.:P |
| 138SquadronRAF | 17 Feb 2020 11:55 a.m. PST |
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| USAFpilot | 17 Feb 2020 4:59 p.m. PST |
Who really knows; the answer may be lost to time. Both brought considerable forces to the battle, so I'd guess both and maybe even some unknown officers or soldiers made key contributions at the right place and time which had great impact on the outcome. |
| 42flanker | 17 Feb 2020 11:39 p.m. PST |
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| grahambeyrout | 18 Feb 2020 11:21 a.m. PST |
It was a joint Allied-Prussian victory. The credit can be equally shared, although as some have said, French tactical mistakes add a lot to do with it. |
| Rudysnelson | 20 Feb 2020 8:09 p.m. PST |
Wellington was the anvil. Boucher was the hammer.
Both were needed to break Napoleon. |
goes to sea with the Terrain Mat.