Battle of Waterloo

Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of Waterloo was fought near Waterloo, then in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and now in Belgium, on 18 June 1815. Napoleon I's French Imperial Army was defeated by British-led and Prussian forces of the Seventh Coalition, commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. The battle was Napoleon's last engagement, led to his definitive abdication, and ended the First French Empire.

Date: 18 June 1815
Outcome: Seventh Coalition victory over Napoleon's French Imperial Army
Historical consequence: Ended the First French Empire

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Article: Battle of Waterloo (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q48314
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