article_snippet: It was the clash that finally lifted the threat of Napoleon’s imperial ambitions from Europe and brought peace after decades of war.
article_snippet: the Battle of Waterloo Waterloo also marked a new era for France, freed from the yoke of Bonaparte tyranny.
article_snippet: The victory by the Duke of Wellington (left) in 1815 stopped dictator Napoleon Bonaparte's (right) conquest of Europe, and sent the Emperor into exile for the second and final time. 
article_snippet: the Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815, stopped the advance of Napoleon and sent Napoleon into exile for a second and final time.
article_snippet: the Battle of Waterloo Waterloo on June 18, 1815 stopped the advance of Napoleon Napoleon across Europe and sent the great French emperor into exile for a second and final time.
article_snippet: France's troops were defeated by a multi-national coalition, led by the British army under the command of the Duke of WellingtonWellington.
article_snippet: This was the decisive intervention which finished Napoleon off, allowing Wellington to counter-attack and forcing the Frenchman to surrender.
article_snippet: The battle forced Napoleon from the throne of France, leading to Napoleon exile on St Helena - but Wellington later admitted it was 'the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life'.