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.