Siege of Maubeuge
1815
After Waterloo, General von Pirch's Prussians invested Maubeuge. General Latour commanded line soldiers, National Guards, customs men and workers from the arms factory.
Photo: JDR-JKP (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Back from the island of Elba, Napoleon entered Paris on 20 March 1815 and drove out Louis XVIII. Europe declared him an outlaw and quickly formed a new coalition. The short campaign was fought mostly in Belgium. He abdicated a second time on 22 June and the king regained his throne in July.
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Battle of La Suffel
1815
Ten days after Waterloo, General Rapp learned of Napoleon's defeat. Ordered back to Paris, he chose to stay and slow the Allied advance.
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Battle of Rocquencourt
1815
On 1 July 1815, thirteen days after Waterloo, the Prussians had invaded France. Blücher had crossed the Seine and settled in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Photo: Unknown author (Public domain)
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