Mistaking casualty trains for a retreat, one side ordered a series of cavalry charges at the enemy center under Marshal Ney, but those troops failed to spike the enemy cannons.
The first charge of this battle was made in tight formations to counter the opposing general's preference for massed short range musket barrages. Mistaking casualty trains for a retreat, one side ordered a series of cavalry charges at the enemy center under Marshal Ney, but those troops failed to spike the enemy cannons. This battle's winners were helped by(*) wet ground, which delayed its start and allowed time for Prussians under General Blücher [BLUE-ker] to arrive and seal this battle's outcome. For 10 points, name this battle, the Duke of Wellington's final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in Belgium.
The first charge of this battle was made in tight formations to counter the opposing general's preference for massed short range musket barrages.
Battle of {Waterloo}