Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 and took place near Waterloo in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (present-day Belgium). It marked the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars and the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's rule as the Emperor of the French. The opposing forces that fought against each other in the Battle of Waterloo were Napoleon's French army and the British-led Allied forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army led by Field Marshal von Blücher.

Background

Armies

The Battle

Aftermath