Battle of Waterloo

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Napoleonic Wars battle battle historical event

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.

Aliases (3)

La bataille de Waterloo ×1
Slag bij Waterloo ×1
The Battle of Waterloo (Jan Willem Pieneman) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Napoleonic Wars battle → battle → historical event →
alsoKnownAs	La bataille de Waterloo → Slag bij Waterloo →
belligerent	French Empire → Kingdom of Prussia → Kingdom of the Netherlands → 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 → 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 → 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 (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
First French Empire → Hougoumont farm → Military history of the United Kingdom → Napoleonic era → Papelotte farm → War of the Seventh Coalition →	significantEvent
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher → Napoleon Bonaparte → William II of the Netherlands →	battle
3rd British Infantry Division → 3rd Infantry Division → Papelotte farm →	conflict
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington → Coalition Wars → Napoleonic Wars →	notableBattle
Battle of Waterloo ("La bataille de Waterloo") → Battle of Waterloo ("Slag bij Waterloo") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Ligny → Battle of Quatre Bras →	followedBy
Exile of Napoleon Bonaparte → Occupation of France (1815–1818) →	follows
War of the Seventh Coalition → Waterloo Campaign →	hasPart
London Waterloo railway station → Waterloo Bridge →	namedAfter
Waterloo →	battleName
Marengo →	capturedAt
Lion’s Mound →	commemorates
Treaty of Paris (1815) →	concludedAfter
French Imperial Guard →	disbandedAfter
Waterloo Campaign →	endedBy
French Imperial Guard →	engagedIn
Armies of the French Revolution and Empire →	engagement
Peterloo Massacre →	hasRelatedEvent
Les Cent-Jours →	keyBattle
Waterloo →	knownFor
15th Hussars →	notableEngagement
Rijksmuseum ("The Battle of Waterloo (Jan Willem Pieneman)") →	notableWorkInCollection
Marengo →	participatedIn
Battle of Wavre →	relatedEvent
Battle of Ligny →	relatedTo
Hundred Days →	significantBattle
La Haye Sainte →	usedDuring