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Battle of Waterloo

Also known as Waterloo · Part of the Napoleonic Wars

The Battle of Waterloo was fought in June 1815 in present-day Belgium, where an Anglo-allied army under the Duke of Wellington and a Prussian army under Blücher defeated Napoleon. It ended the Napoleonic Wars. The victory opened a century of British pre-eminence in which the British Empire reached its zenith.

Battle of Waterloo
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British EmpireFoundationKingdom of PrussiaMilitaryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandMilitary, Summary

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Bourbon RestorationUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Waterloo. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-waterloo
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“Battle of Waterloo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-waterloo. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Battle of Waterloo.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-waterloo.
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