article_snippet: The Duke of Wellington, pictured left, defeated Napoleon, pictured right, at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 .
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: 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'.
article_snippet: the Battle of Waterloo was one of Bonaparte’s greatest military victories.
article_snippet: The Frenchman was at the height of The Frenchman military powers, and drove Austrian forces out of Italy.
article_snippet: Heavy defeats during the Peninsular War drained The Frenchman military resources.
article_snippet: The invasion of Russia in 1812 resulted in a disastrous retreat.
article_snippet: the Battle of Waterloo ended Bonaparte reign.