Deployments Waterloo Campaign
french forces strategic situation in western europe in 1815: 250,000 frenchmen faced coalition of 850,000 soldiers on 4 fronts. in addition, napoleon forced leave 20,000 men in western france reduce royalist insurrection. during hundred days both coalition nations , napoleon mobilised war. upon resumption of throne, napoleon found left little louis xviii. there 56,000 soldiers of 46,000 ready campaign. end of may total armed forces available napoleon had reached 198,000 66,000 more in depots training not yet ready deployment. napoleon placed corps of armed forces @ various strategic locations armies of observations. napoleon split forces 3 main armies; first, placed army in south near alps. army stop austrian advances in italy. second, there army on french/prussian border hoped defeat prussians attacks. last, l armee du nord placed on border united netherlands defeat british, dutch , prussian forces if dared attack. (see military mobilisation during hundred days)lamarque led small army