What did the Battle of Waterloo, fought 200 years ago on June 18, 1815, really look like? There aren’t any snapshots to go by, since it was one of the last major battles fought before the invention of ...
BRUSSELS (AP) — Royalty, dignitaries and soldiers commemorated the 1815 Battle of Waterloo on Thursday, a watershed moment in European history that marked the end of the continent’s domination by ...
NATO soldiers participate in Battle of Waterloo anniversary at the NATO Resolute Support Headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 18, 2015. British and coalition troops gathered at the NATO ...
In 1815, eight miles south of Brussels, two of history's greatest generals met in battle for the first and only time: Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French, and the Duke of Wellington. The result ...
World History Minute: The Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815) WBEZ history blogger John Schmidt tells us what Napoleon Bonaparte has to do with this day in history. (Photo: AP Images).