Battle of Waterloo

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Core Identity: The Battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815) was the final, decisive military defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte during the Hundred Days campaign, ending the Napoleonic Wars Coalition Synergy: Wellington's multinational Anglo-Allied force held the ridge defensively against four French assaults until Blücher's Prussian army arrived on the French right flank, collapsing Napoleon's army Geopolitical Outcome: Forced Napoleon's second and final abdication four days later and his exile to Saint Helena, ushering in a century of relative European peace under the Concert of Europe Morning Rain & Midday Delay (June 18, 1815): Heavy overnight rain prompted Napoleon to delay his opening attack until midday to let the ground dry for artillery—a delay that allowed Blücher's Prussians to march toward Waterloo Afternoon Assaults & La Haye Sainte: Four French assaults failed to break the Allied center; when Marshal Michel Ney captured a key farmhouse in the center, Napoleon refused reinforcements due to the growing Prussian flank threat 7:00–8:15 p.m. (Imperial Guard Repulse & Rout): Napoleon released Imperial Guard battalions after 7:00 p.m., but Allied infantry firepower shattered their advance at 8:00 p.m., followed 15 minutes later by a general Allied advance and Prussian pursuit

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