Battle on 18 June 1815 in which the British
commander Wellington defeated the French
emperor Napoleon near the village of
Waterloo, 13 km/8 mi S of Brussels, Belgium.
Wellington had 68,000 men, of whom 24,000
were British, the remainder being German,
Dutch, and Belgian, and Napoleon had 72,000.
During the last stage of the battle
Wellington was supported by the Prussians
under General Blucher.