Question

Why did Bonaparte not release the old guard at Waterloo?
Also,did the Old guard surrender when approached by Prussian Hussars?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in Belgium, part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the time. A French army under the command of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was ... More importantly, the heavily outnumbered Prussian rear-guard was able to use the River Dyle to  As the Prussian cavalry closed in for the kill, Old Guard General Cambronne is reputed to have answered their call to surrender with the words “The Guard dies but does not surrender”. The Battle of Waterloo cost Wellington around 15,000 dead or wounded and Blücher lost some 7,000 men. End of the Old Guard

The Old Guard cavalry was involved in the unsuccessful midday charges against the British infantry, and was unavailable at the battle's decisive moments. In August 1815, Louis XVIII ordered the Imperial Guard abolished. By December, all the Old Guard regiments were disbanded. With the Prussians breaking through on the French right flank, the Anglo-allied army repulsed the Imperial Guard, and the French army was routed. ... The defeat at Waterloo ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. 30 March 1815

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Corps cross into Belgium. The first two corps were composed of one-third militia, the 3rd Corps of a half, and the 4th (reserve) Corps had as many as two-thirds inexperienced militia