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The '''Battle of Waterloo''' took place on June 18, 1815 in [[Waterloo]], [[Belgium]]. It marked the end of [[The Hundred Days]], [[Napoleon]]'s attempt at regaining power after his initial defeat and exile the previous year.
The '''Battle of Waterloo''' took place on June 18, 1815 in [[Waterloo]], [[Belgium]]. It marked the end of [[The Hundred Days]], [[Napoleon]]'s attempt at regaining power after his initial defeat and exile the previous year.
Once the [[United Kingdom]]'s 67,000-strong army, under [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|the Duke of Wellington]], had forced a precarious stalemate against Napoleon's 73,000, [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher|Field Marshal Blucher]]'s [[Prussia]]n forces arrived and were able to achieve decisive numerical superiority, forcing Napoleon out.
Once the [[United Kingdom]]'s 67,000-strong army, under [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|the Duke of Wellington]], had forced a precarious stalemate against Napoleon's 73,000, Field Marshal Blucher's [[Prussia]]n forces arrived and were able to achieve decisive numerical superiority, forcing Napoleon out.
The battle marked the end of Napoleon's reign and his exile to the island of [[Saint Helena]] in the South Atlantic.
The battle marked the end of Napoleon's reign and his exile to the island of [[Saint Helena]] in the South Atlantic.