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==Preliminary==
==Preliminary==
Napoleon return from Elba marking the beginning of the 100 days (in fact the campaign was not concluded until the fall of the last fortress in September of 1815) and on March 18th 1815 was declared outlaw by the Congress of Vienna. This marked the mobilization of the Seventh Coalition armies. The British formed an army consisting of British, Nassau, Dutch, and Belgium, troops to form an army. The Prussians created two armies, one under Prince Blucher and another under General Kliest with Prussian, and North German allied states. Russia assembled an army of 250,000 men under Prince Barcley de Tolly and the Austrians provided two additional armies under General Schwarzenburg and Archduke Charles. The King of Spain assembled an army placing it under English officers and began moving to the frontier.
Napoleon return from Elba marking the beginning of the 100 days (in fact the campaign was not concluded until the fall of the last fortress in September of 1815) and on March 18th 1815 was declared outlaw by the Congress of Vienna. This marked the mobilization of the Seventh Coalition armies. The British formed an army consisting of British, Nassau, Dutch, and Belgium, troops to form an army. The Prussians created two armies, one under Prince Blucher and another under General Kliest with Prussian, and North German allied states. Russia assembled an army of 250,000 men under Prince Barcley de Tolly and the Austrians provided two additional armies under General Schwarzenburg and Archduke Charles. The King of Spain assembled an army placing it under English officers and began moving to the frontier.
==The Waterloo Campaign==
Napoleon began a massive call up and soon had Le Armie Du Nord (Army of the North) prepared. The Army of the North was about 117,000 strong. This was moved with great stealth to the northern border of Belgium. In this area the British had assembled an army of some 97,000 and the Prussians another army of 105,000. Both allied armies had been spread out in an effort to be easier on the population they depended on for assistance.
===June 16th===
Despite the efforts at deception the Prussians quickly understood where the French army was and proceeded to interfer with it. The Prussian 1st Corp began an all day delaying effort while the Prussian army assembled. The British army was somewhat slower to react as Wellington's spy network was either interferred with or was actively giving him disinformation. Lord Wellington did not begin assembly of his army until the evening.
====Battle of Quatra Bra====
Marshall Ney in command of the French Army's left wing marched to Quatra Bra and found it defended by Dutch units
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