Battle of Waterloo: Difference between revisions

The '''Battle of Waterloo''' took place on [[18 June]] [[1815]] in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Waterloo]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros]]'') It saw the defeat of the reconstituted [[French]] imperial army of [[Napoléon Bonaparte]] by the British under the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] and the [[Prussia]]ns under Marshal [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher|Blucher]]. The time-manipulating [[Player]]s tried to subvert this by [[Assassination|assassinating]] the Duke before the battle and then issuing false orders to the Prussian reinforcements. These attempts were thwarted by the [[Second Doctor]] and his companion [[Serena]]. Serena sacrificed herself to take the shot that would have killed the Duke. The Doctor later posed as Napoleon to pass safely through French territory and deliver the message to the Prussians. This defeat marked the end of the French empire. Bonaparte was deposed as Emperor for the second time and once again exiled. ([[PDA]]: ''[[World Game]]'')

As part of a plan to conquer Earth, [[Davros]] attempted to alter the outcome of the Battle of Waterloo by providing Napoleon with [[Dalek]] weapons, but when Napoleon learned of Davros's true agenda from the [[Sixth Doctor]], he deliberately allowed himself to lose to save humanity from being conquered by the Daleks ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros]]'').

After the battle, Wellington told the Doctor, "The only thing sadder than a battle lost, is a battle won." Some time later, the [[Fourth Doctor]] considered how right he was. ([[EDA]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors]]'')

Wellington fought alongside [[Oliver Blazington]] at the battle. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Eye of the Jungle]]'')

'Waterloo' has become a byword for defeats. For example, the [[Fourth Doctor]] referred to the defeat of the [[Sontaran]]s as "their Waterloo". ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment]]'')

While teaching at [[Farringham School for Boys]] in [[November]] [[1913]], [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]] gave a lesson on Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo. ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'')

In a history project for school, [[Clyde Langer]] and [[Luke Smith]] were required to show the battle strategies by Wellington and Napoleon at the battle. The pair re-enacted the battle on [[Mr Smith]]. ([[SJA]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran]]'')

In an [[alternative timeline]] where the Players assassinated the Duke of Wellington before the Battle, the French forces won. [[The Countess]] convinced Napoleon to continue his plans for the expansion of France regardless of the strain that he put on his men. As a result, the empire he created had collapsed by [[1865]]. The countries he had conquered reverted to smaller kingdoms. They engaged in minor conflicts with each other. This timeline was negated when the Second Doctor learned how the Duke had died. He travelled back to the night of his assassination to avert it. ([[PDA]]: ''[[World Game]]'')