Battle of Waterloo

June 18, 1815

Part of Napoleonic Wars

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Battle of Waterloo

Defeat of Napoleon by a British-led allied army under Wellington and a Prussian army under Blücher near Brussels. It ended his return from exile and the Napoleonic Wars.

Location

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Commanders

French Empire and allies 1

Napoleon Emperor of the French, Commanded the French army · 1769–1821

Coalition 2

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Field Marshal, Commanded the allied army · 1769–1852 Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Field Marshal, Commanded the Prussian army · 1742–1819

Entities involved

French Empire and allies

Coalition