Waterloo, Battle of

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Waterloo, Battle of (June 18, 1815) Final engagement of the Napoleonic Wars, fought c.20km (12mi) from Brussels, Belgium. The Duke of Wellington commanded Allied troops against Napoleon I's slightly larger French forces. The conflict was stalemated until the Prussians, under Marshal Blücher, arrived to overwhelm the French flank, whereupon Wellington broke through the centre. The battle ended Napoleon's Hundred Days and resulted in his second and final abdication.

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