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BATTLE OF WATERLOO
JUNE 18,
1815

 

The Battle of Waterloo was Napoleon's final curtain and the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

The battle was part of The Hundred Days


WHO FOUGHT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO?
 

Napoleon and his team of 72,000 men

vs

the British Duke of Wellington, who led the combined forces of British, Belgium, and Dutch troops, which added up to approx 68,000 troops

and the Prussian Prince of Bluecher, who had approx 45,000 Prussian soldiers at his disposal.




THE MEETING OF WELLINGTON AND BLUECHER
THE MEETING OF WELLINGTON AND BLUECHER
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WHO WON THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO?
The allies won. Napoleon I lost and abdicated (for the second time.)

 

And here are some maps of the Battle of Waterloo at your fingertips.

Waterloo 1815
1815 Waterloo
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Plan of the Waterloo Campaign, June 16-18, 1815
1815 Waterloo Campaign
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Plan of the Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815.
1815 Battle of Waterloo
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Waterloo Campaign 1815
1815 Waterloo Campaign
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Battle of Waterloo - June 18, 1815
1815 Battle of Waterloo
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Map of the Battle of Waterloo - June 18, 1815 (USMA)
The Battle of Waterloo (USMA) - June 18, 1815

 

 

 


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