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The Battle of Waterloo — Napoleon I’s final defeat, 18 June 1815
The defeat of 18 June 1815 against the coalition armies ended the Hundred Days and the Empire. (Editorial synthesis)
The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
3 commanders are recorded for the Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon I (French Empire), Arthur Wellesley (allied armies), and Gebhard von Blücher (Prussian army). (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Battle of Waterloo ended in the final defeat of Napoleon and French forces. (source: Encyclopædia Britannica)
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