The Gettysburg Battlefield attracts one million visitors a year. Viewed from the Bloody Angle, many of them think that Pickett’s Charge was hopeless from the start. General Lee didn’t think so. Why not? My attempt to answer that question led me to Lee’s alma mater, the West Point Military Academy and to the famous Battle of Waterloo. After years of research, I created a presentation of the battle and the circumstances leading up to it. I will explain some of the how’s and why’s of Napoleonic warfare to better understand what happened. The story unfolds in two two-hour slide presentation. Bring your curiosity and questions, especially if you have seen a Civil War or Napoleonic movie.