1. On your mini-
whiteboards:
Why do you think these
people are here?
When might this event have
happened?
How do you think the soldiers
might be feeling?
Who do you think the man
might be?
What is he trying to do?
S+C: How reliable is this source is? Explain your answer. (Hint:
NOP)
You have 4 minutes
2. 1. Respond to my marking comments.
2. Carry out the ‘EBI’ task or green highlighted box
work.
3. Complete any work that needs finishing off.
4. Stick in all sheets.
5. Ask Mr White if any of his comments have
confused you
6. In you key facts box tell me what grade you
would be pleased with in your ROA, and what
you think you will actually get.
Carry this out in a
different colour!
DIRT: Dedicated Improvement and Reflection Time
3. The Battle of Waterloo 1815
Thursday, Thu 14 May 2015
LO: To investigate how the Allies won the
Battle of Waterloo.
All – Will be able to describe three tactics which
Wellington used in order to win the battle
Most – Will be able to explain why those tactics
were important in helping the Allies win
Some – Will be able to evaluate the relative
importance of these tactics in helping the Allies win
4. The final chapter:
Napoleon’s Hundred Days
In 1814, Napoleon had been forced to abdicate after
the Sixth Coalition had successfully beaten on the
battlefield, invaded France and occupied Paris. He
was exiled to the island of Elba with a small force of
200 men as a bodyguard.
By 1815, the people of France had become unhappy
with Louis XVIII, who had been made King of France.
The Allies of the Sixth Coalition were also arguing
over how to make a lasting peace in Europe.
Napoleon saw this as a perfect chance to return to
France and rebuild his lost empire.
In March1815, Napoleon escaped from Elba with his
bodyguard, and landed in the south of France.
Although the French government sent a force to
capture him, the army simply defected and joined
Napoleon.
S+C: Try to act on any EBI comment which I have made to you on note-taking
Struggling: I have highlighted some words in bold for a reason. (Hint, hint)
5. The final chapter:
Napoleon’s Hundred Days
Napoleon moved to Paris, whilst Louis XVIII fled to
Belgium. Napoleon was made Emperor of France once
again. He claimed that he would recruit a new army, train
it and reclaim France’s lost glory in 100 days
In order to reclaim France’s position of power, Napoleon
needed to fight off France’s enemies. However, the
countries which had been arguing about how to keep peace
in Europe now became united in the face of this new threat.
They created the Seventh Coalition (Britain, Prussia,
Austria and Russia), and prepared for war
Napoleon knew that he could not defeat all the Allies at once, so he
decided to start by attacking the medium sized British and Prussian
armies which were based in Belgium. On 15th June 1815 a four day
campaign which would decide the fate of Europe for the next 50
years began, as French troops invaded Belgium
S+C: Try to act on any EBI comment which I have made to you on note-taking
Struggling: I have highlighted some words in bold for a reason. (Hint, hint)
6. The Battle of Waterloo 1815
Thursday, Thu 14 May 2015
LO: To investigate how the Allies won the
Battle of Waterloo.
All – Will be able to describe three tactics which
Wellington used in order to win the battle
Most – Will be able to explain why those tactics
were important in helping the Allies win
Some – Will be able to evaluate the relative
importance of these tactics in helping the Allies win
7. Your Task:
• I am about to split you into groups.
• Around the room are three stations, each of
which looks at a different phase of the battle.
• You will have 10 minutes to complete the table
for the phase which you have been allocated.
• You will be teaching one another later, so
make sure that you know your stuff
Struggling? Finished?: See my Stretch and
Support tasks
8. Your Task
• Return to your groups.
• You now have 5 minutes each to teach
one another about the phase of the battle
which you have investigated
• If you finish, attempt the S+C activity at
any workstation
9. The Battle of Waterloo 1815
Thursday, Thu 14 May 2015
LO: To investigate how the Allies won the
Battle of Waterloo.
All – Will be able to describe three tactics which
Wellington used in order to win the battle
Most – Will be able to explain why those tactics
were important in helping the Allies win
Some – Will be able to evaluate the relative
importance of these tactics in helping the Allies
win
10. Napoleon was always going to lose
the Battle of Waterloo’. Do you
agree
We are going to debate this question.
You have 5 minutes to prepare any notes to help
you in the debate
S+C: Try to act on the EBI that I gave you for the
slavery assessment
Struggling?: Think about:
• Was Napoleon’s strategy ever likely to work?
• What was it that helped the Allies win?
• Was Waterloo a British or an Allied victory?
11. The Battle of Waterloo 1815
Thursday, Thu 14 May 2015
LO: To investigate how the Allies won the
Battle of Waterloo.
All – Will be able to describe three tactics which
Wellington used in order to win the battle
Most – Will be able to explain why those tactics
were important in helping the Allies win
Some – Will be able to evaluate the relative
importance of these tactics in helping the Allies win
12. Covey Exercise
• Explain why the Allies were victorious at the
Battle of Waterloo
• You have 10 minutes in exam conditions to
answer this question
• Struggling?: Use your markscheme slip to
help and ask me for sentence starters
• S+C: In a different colour pen try to work out
how many developed points you have made
13. Your Task
• Swap books and mark one another’s
answers
You have 4 minutes
Struggling?: Use the mark scheme slip
S+C: Add a WWW and EBI
14.
15. Our Stretch tasks for this lesson:
1) Attempt all S+C tasks
2) Plan an answer to the question ‘Napoleon was
always going to lose the Battle of Waterloo’.
To what extent do you agree? [10 marks]
3) Plan an exam question of your choice
4) Are you on the group genius list?
16. Our Support tasks this lesson:
1) Create a list of key terms from this lesson and
define them
2) Create a bubble map of the reasons why the
Allies won the Battle of Waterloo
3) Ask me about sentence starters/refer to your
mark scheme slip
4) Speak to a Group Genius: Abbie, Nikki, Hannah,
Lois
17. Phase 1: The lead up to Waterloo
The British and Prussian armies based in Belgium had a total
combined strength of around 250,000 men. Together, they
outnumber Napoleon, but individually, he outnumbered each of
them.
Napoleon decided to launch his army into a gap between the
British and the Prussians. He hoped that by doing this he
would split them up, and could then encircle each army in turn
and defeat it
Napoleon’s plan was very daring, and it took the Allies
completely by surprise. Wellington said he had been
‘humbugged, by God!’ However, Napoleon’s plan didn’t work.
The French fought two twin battles on the 16th June 1815 at
Quatre Bras and Ligny. Losses were heavy for all the nations,
and the Prussians had no choice but to retreat and regroup.
However, Marshall Blucher, the commander of the Prussian
army, decided to stay close to the British Army (commanded by
Wellington). Wellington agreed that he would fight Napoleon if
Blucher promised to help him. On 18th June 1815, the Battle of
Waterloo began!.
Key definitions:
Retreat – pull back
Regroup – reorganise so
that you can carry on
Commanded – led by
Humbugged – out witted
Stretch and Challenge:
At this stage of the
battle, who do you think
was the most likely to
win? Explain your
answer
18. Phase 2: Farms, Guns and Thunderstorms
The night before the 18th June 1815, there was a huge thunderstorm.
It soaked the ground, and on the morning of 18th June, Napoleon
decided to delay his attack to wait for the ground to dry out, so that it
would be easier to move his men around. As Wellington was waiting
for help from the Prussians, this was good news. The thunderstorm
also boosted the morale of the British troops, as some of Wellington’s
most famous victories had been preceded by thunderstorms
At 11:45am on 18th June 1815 Napoleon began the Battle of Waterloo
with a cannonade of the British forces. The wet ground soaked up
some of the cannonballs, and Wellington cleverly position his men on
the reverse side of a slope so that they were harder for the French to
hit.
Wellington had also cleverly chosen to fight in a place where there
were three farms to protect the front of his position (Hougoumont, La
Haye Sainte and Papelotte). He garrisoned these with his elite troops,
and used them as breakwaters, forcing the French to attack certain
areas of his line, which meant that he could concentrate his forces.
Despite this, when the French did attack with their infantry, they very
nearly broke through – the fate of the battle was hanging in the
balance
Key terms
Infantry – foot soldiers
Garrison – position troops in
a building
Concentrate – bring lots
together in one place
Elite – the best
Cannonade – firing lots of
cannons at one target
Stretch and Challenge:
At this stage of the battle,
who do you think was the
most likely to win? Explain
your answer
19. Phase 3: Death and Glory
The French infantry attack on the British line almost succeeded, so
Wellington sent in the British cavalry. This annihilated the French
units attacking the British, but the cavalry became overconfident
and charge all the way to the French lines. They were cut off by
the French cavalry, and hundreds were killed.
However, soon the French made a huge mistake. When Wellington
decided to pull some of his men back to protect them from French
cannons, the French assumed that the British were retreating, and
sent all of their cavalry to attack the British. In fact, the British
infantry simply made square formations to protect themselves
against the cavalry. Instead of realising their mistake, the French
sent more and more cavalry over two hours, without breaking a
single square
Meanwhile the Prussian army, which had been marching to help
the British, was now arriving on the French flank at Placenoit. In a
last desperate attempt to defeat the British, Napoleon sent in his
elite troops, the Imperial Guard. The Guard had never been beaten,
but they had never faced the British. The faster rate of musket fire
from the British forced the Imperial Guard to retreat. French morale
collapsed as news of this spread, and discipline collapsed. The
Battle of Waterloo was over, and the French fled into the night.
Key definitions:
Retreat – pull back
Wellington – commander of
the British army
Cavalry – soldiers on
horseback
Infantry – soldiers on foot
Annihilated – destroyed
Morale – confidence
Discipline – order and
obedence
Musket – a gun carried by
infantry
Stretch and Challenge:
At this stage of the
battle, who do you think
was the most likely to
win? Explain your
answer
