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The Battle of Waterloo ended the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte
British and Prussian armies defeated French forces in Belgium in June 1815
On 18 June 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium, Anglo-allied forces under the Duke of Wellington and Prussian troops led by Gebhard von Blucher defeated Napoleon Bonaparte. The decisive battle concluded the Hundred Days campaign, forced Napoleon's final abdication, and restored European balance of power.
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