CE/KS3 History: The Battle of Waterloo

Common Entrance / KS3 History – The Battle of Waterloo

✅  Learn or revise complicated concepts easily
✅  Information broken down into short chunks
✅  Full-colour illustrations on every page

This exciting topic is increasingly being used by schools as part of the War and Rebellion section of the syllabus. Full of tactics and strategic errors, this Battle of Waterloo topic pack covers the antics of the Duke of Wellington, General Blucher and Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as they fight for power in Europe.

This illustrated topic pack brings the story to life in an easy to read, process and understand format, with beautiful illustrations to highlight each key point. The active learning game and character cards enable pupils to re-enact events, helping them embed the information in their long term memory, essential for exam revision. The all important causes and consequences of The Battle of Waterloo together with the reasons why Napoleon was finally defeated, providing a complete revision guide for this topic at KS3 and CE.

This revision pack has been edited by Niall Murphy, Head of History at the Independent Schools Examinations Board (ISEB), and is endorsed by the ISEB.

Topics Covered Include:

• Glossary of key terms
• The lead up to the Battle of Waterloo
• Napoleon’s move across Europe
• 1812 Napoleon’s Defeat in Spain
• 1814 Napoleon Sent to Exile
• The return of Napoleon
• The Actual Battle
• Fighting for Hougoumont Farm and La Hay Sainte
• The Prussians arrive
• The defeat of Napoleon
• Reasons for Napoleon’s defeat/Wellington’s victory
• Fun facts about the Battle of Waterloo

Engaging, full-colour illustrations on every page

Text broken down into bite-sized chunks on a lightly shaded background

A simple, easy-to-understand glossary of key terms