Waterloo

5. Two hours later, the French attacked the _______ left centre. They drove back the Dutch-Belgians.
6. But the defenders managed to shut the gates and ______ them. The chateau remained in British hands all day.
10. French casualties in the Battle of Waterloo were 25,000 men killed and wounded and 9,000 ______________, while the allies lost about 23,000
11. He hoped to travel to the _______ ______, but the British instead sent him to Saint Helena, a remote island in the Atlantic off the coast of Africa.
12. Wellington also accepted that Napoleon’s presence on the battlefield made a huge difference to the ______ and performance of his troops.
13. Emboldened by their promise of reinforcements, Wellington decided to stand and __________ on 18 June until the Prussians could arrive.

1. In May 1821, he died, most likely of _______ _______. He was only 51 years old
2. Napoleon’s plan was simple. He would conduct a ____________ attack against Hougoumont.
3. Two armies - the Prussians, led by Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, and an Anglo-Allied force, under Field Marshal the Duke of __________________ - were gathering in the Netherlands.
4. Having detached 33,000 men to follow the Prussians after Ligny, ________________ had 72,000 men and 246 guns at Waterloo.
7. The French Emperor ____________ Bonaparte had escaped from exile in March 1815 and returned to power.
8. The _______________ lost over 20,000 men. French casualties were only half that number.
9. In the centre was the farm of La Haye Sainte, defended by more Germans and British riflemen. At the east end of the ridge lay the hamlet of ___________, occupied by German Duchy of Nassau troops.