article_snippet: Despite heavy casualties, the attack on June 18, 1815 proved to be a turning point in the one-day battle at a time when Napoleon Bonaparte's forces had the upper hand.
article_snippet: The battle brought to an end French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte's plans to rule Europe . '
article_snippet: At 2pm on June 18, 1815, with Napoleon winning The battle, the Household Brigade led by Lord Edward Somerset crossed the crest of the Allied position and charged downhill in support of the hard-pressed infantry.
article_snippet: The Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815 stopped the advance of 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 Wellington.
article_snippet: The armies amassed near the town of Waterloo in modern-day Belgium, not far from the border with France, and it was the French who made the first move around 11am.
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'.