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The Battle of Waterloo was one of the most important battles in European history, fought on June 18, 1815, near the town of Waterloo in present-day Belgium. It pitted the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte against the armies of the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington from Britain and the Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher. The battle was a decisive victory for the coalition forces and marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
The Battle of Waterloo was one of the most important battles in European history, fought on June 18, 1815, near the town of Waterloo in present-day Belgium. It pitted the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte against the armies of the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington from Britain and the Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher. The battle was a decisive victory for the coalition forces and marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars.