Nicknamed "The Brave of the Brave". Close to Bonaparte, Ney covers himself with glory in Elchingen. He is in Jena, Eylau and Friedland. Then he goes to Spain where he is in disagreement with Soult in particular, then he stands out in the rear guard of the Moskva where he is heroic. He is in all the battles during the invasion of France. He joins Louis XVIII, promising to bring Napoleon back in a cage, but in front of the enthusiasm of his soldiers, he falls into his arms. At Waterloo, he multiplies the errors of judgment (just like Grouchy), he charges stupidly when defeat is inevitable. Sentenced to death, he will be shot, on the day of the execution he refuses the blindfold and declares "Soldiers, straight to the heart!".
The Battle of Waterloo opposed on June 18, 1815 the armies of Napoleon to the Anglo-Prussian troops of Wellington and Blücher, not far from Brussels. After escaping from the island of Elba where he was being held prisoner, Napoleon returned to Paris on March 20, 1815 and regained power (“Cent-Jours”