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Battle of Waterloo
Date 18 June 1815
Location Waterloo, present-day Belgium south of Brussels
Result Decisive Coalition victory
In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo, Belgium) forces of the French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte and Michel Ney were defeated by those of the Seventh Coalition, including a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard von Blücher and an Anglo-Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington. It was the decisive battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Bonaparte's last. The defeat at Waterloo put an end to Napoleon's rule as the French emperor, and marked the end of Napoleon's Hundred Days of return from exile.
Upon Napoleon's return to power in 1815, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition and began to mobilise armies. Two large forces under Wellington and von Blücher assembled close to the northeastern border of France. Napoleon chose to attack in the hope of destroying them before they could join in a coordinated invasion of France with other members of the Coalition. The decisive engagement of this three-day Waterloo Campaign (16 June - 19 June 1815) occurred at the Battle of Waterloo. According to Wellington, the battle was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life.
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When Napoleon was defeated was then executed?
Napoleon was not executed.
Who was Napoleon defeated by?
The Seventh Coalition.
How many years did the Napoleonic wars last?
The starting date is debated - either 1799 when Napoleon seized power as First Consul, or 1803 when Britain declared war on France, or 1804 when Napoleon was crowned Emperor of France. Either way, they lasted until 1815, when Napoleon was defeated for the final time at Waterloo and abdicated shortly after.
Who defeated Napoleon in 1814?
The sixth coalition.
Was Napoleon Bonaparte defeated in Afghanistan?
No.
Was Napoleon defeated at Waterloo?
Yes, and on that answer you can wager your last franc, napoleon and Euro.
Which of these events in Napoleon's career occurred LAST in 1815?
Napoleon is defeated by Wellington at Waterloo
When Napoleon was defeated was then executed?
Napoleon was not executed.
What british admiral defeated napoleon?
None. Admirals fight at sea, Napoleon on land. Several Britich admirals defeated French or her allies' fleets while Napoleon was Boss of France, and one - Sir Sidney Smith - defeated a French army on land, at the Siege of Acre; but he was only a Commodore at the time, not an Admiral. That is true but the man who defeated Napoleon's navy was Horatio Nelson.
When was Napoleon's army defeated in Russia?
in 1813, napoleon was defeated in the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig.IMPROVEMENTNapoleon's army was defeated in Russia in the year 1812.
Battle where Napoleon was defeated?
He was defeated at Waterloo in Belgium.
What was the nation that Napoleon defeated in Italy in 1796 and 1797?
Napoleon was attacking the various states of Italy. Italy as a united country did not exist at the time.
Who was the commander in Australia when Napoleon Bonaparte defeated them?
Napoleon never fought against, let alone defeated, Australia.
When was Napoleon first defeated?
He was first defeated in Italy by the Austrians.
Who was the British Emperor who defeated Napoleon Bonaparte?
The British King at the time was George IV. However, the British general who defeated the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.
When was napoleon defeated at Waterloo?
In 1815.
Where was Napoleon was defeated by Bismarck?
He wasn't.
