Definition of Battle of Waterloo

The Battle that marked the end of the Napoleonic era

The Battle of Waterloo is one of the most outstanding warlike confrontations in world history because after it the so-called First Empire French or Napoleonic Empire, in which the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was the authority and maximum figure, and also because it implied the definitive exile of Napoleon.

It takes place in the Belgian municipality of Waterloo in June 1815 and Napoleon faces a coalition

It was called Waterloo because it took place precisely in the municipality Belgian namesake and the date of its development was June 18, 1815, and by case is that annually it is remembered on this day of the calendar.
In it he faced, on the one hand Napoleon Bonaparte and his army, and on the other a coalition made up of: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Duchy of Nassau, the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Prussia and the Principality of Brunswick-Lüneburg. The top leaders of the coalition were Arthur Wellesley or Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.

Might and fall of a conqueror

For a little more than a decade, Napoleon was the boss of almost all Western and Central Europe, thanks to the tremendous conquering power that allowed him great speed and expertise to weave alliances and conquests territories. In 1813 an alliance managed to twist his hand for the first time and then he abdicated the throne. But after a brief period in exile, he returns with all his imprint and stars in Belgium, as we have already pointed out, in this decisive battle in history.
After his defeat he is exiled to the Island of Santa Elena where he will die in May 1821.

The return of Napoleon to power awakens the meeting of a coalition to defeat him... And they succeed

It was February 1815 and Napoleon decides to flee from the ostracism of the Island of Elba to regain the power of yesteryear. Faced with this situation, the call Congress from Vienna and a new coalition is formed to defeat him.

When Napoleon returns to Paris, the people support him as almost always and to this is added the support for of officers and soldiers of the French navy. The King current Louis XVIII, leaves the power vacant and then Napoleon proclaims himself emperor again.

The seventh coalition begins to arm itself in the Netherlands, which is where Waterloo finally takes place, and Napoleon directs his bullets there. His idea was to take the town from Brussels but none of that would accomplish.
The coalition effectively defeats him and so it is that one of the greatest military and conquerors in history goes into permanent retirement in 1815, at the famous battle of Waterloo.