Napoleon wins at Waterloo, then what?

[jonnymacbrown]

Reports of a French victory at Waterloo would have certainly caused panic and a corresponding weakening of the Allied cause and an increase in French national morale. But in the short term tactical outlook, it appears to me that by advancing on Brussels with the rest of his badly mauled army Napoleon would only have been sticking his head further into the noose. Indeed it is doubtful whether Napoleon could have moved on Brussels at all. Night had fallen and his army was tired, hungry and in a shambles. Ordering an advance on brussels would have been well nigh impossible.

Just on this point; you need to remember that at the time there was no such thing as "Belgium." Napoleon and his army would have advanced to Brussels which was a French city. Plenty of new recruits would have come over too, many of whom were fighting the French the day before. From that central location with the Brits and Prussians in retreat; L' Emperor would have awaited developments in a friendly city. jonny :smoke: