Project Gutenberg 2018-04-18 Public domain in the USA. 332 Ropes, John Codman 1836 1899 The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History Third Edition E-text prepared by Brian Coe, Brian Wilcox, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Campaign of Waterloo: A Military History" by John Codman Ropes is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This detailed examination focuses on the events surrounding the notable decisive battle of Waterloo and seeks to understand the various strategies, decisions, and miscalculations that led to the defeat of Napoleon. The book aims to provide an impartial view of the military operations involved, particularly emphasizing Napoleon's role and intentions throughout the campaign. The opening of the work sets the stage for the historical context leading up to the Battle of Waterloo, touching upon Napoleon's return from Elba and the political dynamics of the time. It introduces the opposing forces under Duke Wellington and Marshal Blücher, detailing the military situation and the plans that each side had as they prepared for impending conflict. Ropes elaborates on Napoleon’s strategic thinking and the challenges he faced, highlighting the complexities that influenced the decisions made by both sides in the lead-up to this pivotal moment in European history. This comprehensive introduction offers readers a glimpse into the multifaceted nature of military history and foreshadows the in-depth analysis to come in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Elba and the Hundred Days, 1814-1815 Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 1372341 2025-06-22T15:47:44.098697 text/html 1371544 2018-04-18T15:33:54 text/html 994089 2025-06-22T15:48:12.312602 application/epub+zip 998953 2025-06-22T15:47:49.071671 application/epub+zip 536465 2025-06-22T15:47:46.431707 application/epub+zip 1372563 2025-06-22T15:48:25.917018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1261334 2025-06-22T15:48:09.107619 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 789291 2022-08-25T15:53:54.551075 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 922916 2025-06-22T15:47:39.367713 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 922837 2020-06-14T23:44:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19061 2025-06-22T15:48:26.125021 application/rdf+xml 16385 2025-06-22T15:47:46.817678 image/jpeg 2512 2025-06-22T15:47:46.638676 image/jpeg 310407 2020-06-14T23:44:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 1324885 2018-04-18T15:38:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 1361697 2025-06-22T15:47:44.198717 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia