Battle of Waterloo
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The Battle of Waterloo was the decisive 1815 conflict in present-day Belgium in which the Duke of Wellington and his allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte, effectively ending his rule and reshaping the political landscape of Europe.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Waterloo canonical | 122 |
| La bataille de Waterloo | 1 |
| Slag bij Waterloo | 1 |
| The Battle of Waterloo (Jan Willem Pieneman) | 1 |
| The Field of Waterloo | 1 |
| Waterloo 1815 | 1 |
| defeat at Waterloo | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Napoleonic Wars battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Waterloo
ⓘ
surface form:
La bataille de Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo ⓘ
surface form:
Slag bij Waterloo
|
| belligerent |
First French Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
French Empire
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of the Netherlands
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Coalition
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| campaign | Waterloo Campaign ⓘ |
| casualties | tens of thousands killed and wounded ⓘ |
| CoalitionCommander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ |
| commander |
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
ⓘ
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Duke of Wellington
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher ⓘ Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| date | 1815-06-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Occupation of France (1815–1818)
ⓘ
Second Treaty of Paris ⓘ |
| FrenchCommander | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
Congress of Vienna settlement consolidation
ⓘ
restoration of Bourbon monarchy in France ⓘ |
| location |
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
ⓘ
Waterloo ⓘ Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Belgium
|
| memorial | Lion’s Mound ⓘ |
| notableSite |
Hougoumont farm
ⓘ
La Haye Sainte farm ⓘ Papelotte farm ⓘ |
| partOf |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
War of the Seventh Coalition ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Ligny
ⓘ
Battle of Quatre Bras ⓘ |
| result |
abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte
ⓘ
decisive Coalition victory ⓘ defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ end of the Hundred Days ⓘ exile of Napoleon to Saint Helena ⓘ |
| significance |
confirmed British and Prussian military dominance in Europe
ⓘ
ended Napoleon Bonaparte’s rule as Emperor of the French ⓘ marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ reshaped the political landscape of Europe ⓘ |
| terrain | ridge south of Waterloo ⓘ |
| year | 1815 ⓘ |
Referenced by (128)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Battle of Waterloo (Jan Willem Pieneman)
this entity surface form:
La bataille de Waterloo
this entity surface form:
Slag bij Waterloo
subject surface form:
La Haye Sainte
subject surface form:
Marengo
subject surface form:
Marengo