Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815.
To suffer a crushing defeat. This comes from Napoleon's battle of Waterloo which he lost.
It was Napoleon's final defeat.
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Napoleon's defeat enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States
Napoleon's defeat enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States
It means to meet ones final crushing defeat. The defeat of Napoleon, Emperor of France, at Waterloo in Belgium, was his final defeat. The battle was on the 18th June 1815, and British and Allied forces under Wellington, almost exactly matched against the attacking French, withstood Napoleon's attacks all day, until Prince Bluecher of Prussia arrived in the evening. The Prussians had thrown off another pursuing French army, and the combined weight of the British, Allied and Prussian forces crushed Napoleon's main army by the end of the day.
Napoleon's defeat enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States
Napoleon's defeat enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States
Napoleon's defeat enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States
Napoleon's defeat enabled the British to go on the offensive and invade the United States
He failed to defeat the Army of the Seventh Coalition.