Battle of Waterloo

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Date June 18, 1815
Type National
Author htristian82
Location Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium

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Battle of Waterloo (1815-06-18)

A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. This defeat ended Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. The battle was fought on a Sunday near Waterloo in present-day Belgium.

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