USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British army, which included Belgian, Dutch and German troops, was commanded by Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, who had gained prominence fighting against the French during the Peninsular War .

Detailed explanation-2: -At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s.

Detailed explanation-3: -Fought near Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleon’s 72, 000 French troops against the duke of Wellington’s army of 68, 000 (British, Dutch, Belgian, and German soldiers) aided by 45, 000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Napoleon was defeated, and he was exiled for the final time.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arthur Wellesley, the 1st Duke of Wellington, led the Anglo-Allied Army, composed of nearly 70, 000 men from the British Army and the King’s German Legion from Hanover, as well as troops from the Netherlands, Belgium, Brunswick, and Nassau.

Detailed explanation-5: -Two days later, at Waterloo, he met the British under Wellington, the victor of the Peninsular War. A savage battle followed. Napoleon was in sight of victory when the Prussians under Gebhard Blücher arrived to reinforce the British, and soon, despite the heroism of the Old Guard, Napoleon was defeated.