Military: Battle of Waterloo
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| born on | 18 June 1815 at 11:30 (= 11:30 AM ) | ||
| Place | Waterloo, Belgium, 50n43, 4e23 | ||
| Timezone | LMT m4e23 (is local mean time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   26°16'   18°04 Asc. 21°41'
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Biography
Belgian famed battle of Napoleon Bonaparte, perhaps one of the best-known dates in history. After his brief Elban exile, Bonaparte was welcomed back as Emperor by the French but branded a criminal by his international enemies. He was determined to destroy British and Prussian armies in Belgium before the larger Austrian and Russian forces could reach the scene.
He crossed the Sambre and on June 16, dispatched a superior Prussian force at Ligney while Marshall Ney dislodged the British and Dutch from Quatre Bras. Napoleon turned his attention to Wellington, who barred the road to Brussels in a defensive position on the Ridge of Mont St. Jean, near the village of Waterloo. Historian consider 11:30 AM for the preliminary attack by the French left with a main attack at 1:00 PM so the ground might dry somewhat from the prior day's rain. The proud Old Guard were beaten and forced to retreat.
Source Notes
David Porter article in Astrology Quarterly Summer/1998
Categories
- Mundane : Political : Battles (Battle of Waterloo)
