Battle Of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium. It was a pivotal confrontation during the Napoleonic Wars, in which the French army, commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. The battle marked the end of Napoleon's reign as Emperor of the French and his final attempt to dominate Europe.