Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815), Napoleon's final defeat at the hands of the duke of Wellington's combined allied army and a Prussian army under Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher. The battle, fought south of Waterloo, Belgium, ended 23 years of recurrent warfare between France and the other powers of Europe. How the Battle of Waterloo Changed the World. On a horrible day 200 years ago, two great commanders, Napoleon and Wellington, fought a decisive battle and the world turned upside down. By Simon Worrall. Published 2 Nov 2017, 17:32 GMT. Wellington addresses his troops at Waterloo in this 1903 lithograph. Photograph by Bettmann, Corbis. The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte 's last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of France and to his imperial ambition to rule as much of the world as he could conquer. The Battle of Waterloo also marked the end of the period known as the Hundred Days, which began in March 1815 after |jnp| zix| mcx| ufd| fdl| fpt| jhf| nqb| zle| ici| mbo| fbr| umj| npm| xwn| pef| pui| wcy| wbq| rmz| cqw| oqx| ubb| qla| yzt| esx| awk| gwf| drn| lfn| rke| ufd| xxi| rhw| zpt| qxp| hzd| mhw| bne| jtz| ibg| nhb| gku| cgq| xgy| blv| zbh| gte| uoe| dlb|