This Day in History: , Napoleon Is Defeated at Waterloo.
June 18, 1815.
One of the greatest
military strategists of all
time, Napoleon was defeated
by the Duke of Wellington.
Crowned Emperor of
France in 1804, he had
been waging war across
Europe for decades.
In 1812, Napoleon's
military luck began to
run out. He suffered
major defeat in 1814.
After a brief exile on
the island of Elba, he
raised his Grand Army and
marched them into Belgium.
Near the village of
Waterloo, Napoleon was
defeated once and for all. He
returned to Paris and abdicated.
Under British protection,
he was again exiled to a
remote island were he would
live until his death, six years later