![After suffering defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon prepares to flee the battle- field. His brother, Prince Jerome, stayed behind to cover his retreat.](https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/M-Soldiers-1-4C-Jun05-760x366.jpg)
Battle of Waterloo
“The Other Napoleon Bonaparte” at the Battle of Waterloo
By Blaine TaylorOn April 23, 1809, Prince Jerome Bonaparte, king of Westphalia, a German satellite state given to him by his elder brother Emperor Napoleon I, sat astride a large white horse at the Holland Gate leading into the capital city of Cassel. Read more