
The Battle of Waterloo marked the climax of four extraordinary months. Napoleon returned from exile, ousted the unpopular King Louis XVIII, & then turned to launch a pre-emptive strike against the Allied armies assembling in the United Netherlands. Here Napoleon met Wellington who had cobbled together an army with contingents from the British, the United Netherlands & the Prussians, firstly at Quatre Bras & then finally at Waterloo. This is the second book in the series to cover the battle following on from Hougoumont.