The Games
Napoleon at Waterloo
Designer: James F. Dunnigan
Publisher: SPI
Type: Wargame
Status: Free
BGG entry:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/3573
Available at:
http://www.alanemrich.com/PGD/Week_03/PGD_NAW_rules.htm
Napoleon at Waterloo is a simulation of the battle between the French under Napoleon and the Anglo-Allied and Prussian forces in June 1815.
From the Wikipedia entry on the Battle of Waterloo:
'The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of France. The Battle of Waterloo also marked the end of the period known as the Hundred Days, which began in March 1815 after Napoleon's return from Elba, where he had been exiled after his defeat at the battle of Leipzig in 1813.
'After Napoleon returned to power, many countries which had previously resisted his rule began to assemble armies to oppose him. The principal armies of Napoleon's opponents were commanded by the United Kingdom's Duke of Wellington, and Prussia's Gebhard von Blücher. These armies were close to France's north east frontier, and Napoleon chose to attack them rather than wait for them to cross into France.
'While the campaign hung in the balance for most of its duration, the decisive battle became the Battle of Waterloo. Allied forces, under Wellington, withstood a final French attack, and counter-attacked while the Prussians, arriving in force, broke through on Napoleon's right flank.'