Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo was a pivotal military engagement fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo, in what is now Belgium. It marked the final defeat of <a href="/article/napoleon-i">Napoleon I</a> and his French Imperial Army by the forces of the <a href="/article/seventh-coalition">Seventh Coalition</a>, led by the <a href="/article/duke-of-wellington">Duke of Wellington</a> and <a href="/article/gebhard-leberecht-von-blucher">Field Marshal Blücher</a>. This decisive battle brought an end to the <a href="/article/napoleonic-wars">Napoleonic Wars</a> and reshaped the political landscape of Europe.