历史上的今天 ‧ 滑铁卢战役

1815年6月18日，滑铁卢战役在比利时小镇滑铁卢附近爆发。这场战役是拿破仑战争的最终决战，由拿破仑领导的法国军队对抗由英国、荷兰、比利时、汉诺威等国组成的反法联军。在这场战役中，拿破仑的军队最终被击败，拿破仑被迫退位并被流放到圣赫勒拿岛，结束了他的政治生涯和军事生涯。

On June 18, 1815, the Battle of Waterloo took place near the small Belgian town of Waterloo. This battle was the final decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars, where Napoleon's French army faced the anti-French coalition forces composed of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Hanover, and others. In this battle, Napoleon's forces were ultimately defeated, leading to his abdication and exile to the island of Saint Helena, ending his political and military career.

英语词汇

• Battle of Waterloo - 滑铁卢战役
• Napoleonic Wars - 拿破仑战争
• anti-French coalition - 反法联盟
• exile - 流放
• abdication - 退位
• military career - 军事生涯
• political career - 政治生涯
• decisive battle - 决定性战斗

The Battle of Waterloo was a pivotal moment in history that marked the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule over France. Napoleon, who had escaped from exile on the island of Elba, returned to power for a brief period known as the Hundred Days. His forces clashed with the Allied armies in Belgium, led by the Duke of Wellington, in a battle that lasted from dawn until nightfall. The French army was ultimately overwhelmed, and Napoleon was forced to abdicate for the second time, leading to his permanent exile on the remote island of Saint Helena.

滑铁卢战役是历史上的一个关键时刻，标志着拿破仑·波拿巴统治法国的结束。拿破仑从厄尔巴岛的流放中逃脱，短暂地重返权力，这一时期被称为“百日王朝”。他的部队在比利时与由威灵顿公爵领导的盟军进行了一场从黎明到黄昏的战斗。法国军队最终被压倒，拿破仑被迫第二次退位，最终被永久流放到遥远的圣赫勒拿岛。

英语词汇:

• pivotal moment - 关键时刻
• Napoleon Bonaparte - 拿破仑·波拿巴
• rule - 统治
• Hundred Days - 百日王朝
• Allied armies - 盟军
• Duke of Wellington - 威灵顿公爵
• clash - 冲突
• dawn until nightfall - 从黎明到黄昏
• overwhelmed - 被压倒
• abdicate - 退位
• permanent exile - 永久流放