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    Battle of Waterloo - Wikipedia
    DateJune 18, 1815
    LocationWaterloo, United Kingdom of the Netherlands (present-day Belgium)
    ResultCoalition victory
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    The End of Napoleon
    The End of Napoleon
    The Battle that Changed Europe
    The Battle that Changed Europe
    Prelude

    On 13 March 1815, six days before Napoleon I reached Paris, the powers at the Congress of Vienna declared him an outlaw. Four days later, the United Kingdom, Russia, Austria, and Prussia mobilised armies to defeat … See more

    Armies

    Three armies participated in the battle: Napoleon's Armée du Nord, a multinational army under Wellington, and a Prussian army under General Blücher.
    The French army of around 74,500 consisted o… See more

    Battlefield

    The Waterloo position chosen by Wellington was a strong one. It consisted of a long ridge running east–west, perpendicular to, and bisected by, the main road to Brussels. Along the crest of the ridge ran the … See more

    Battle

    Wellington rose at around 02:00 or 03:00 on 18 June, and wrote letters until dawn. He had earlier written to Blücher confirming that he would give battle at Mont-Saint-Jean if Blücher could provide him with at least one c… See more

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