> In 1815, at the Battle of Waterloo, who led the British army to defeat Napoleon?And the answer: Duke of Wellington. Painting of the Duke of WellingtonMarking the end of the Napoleonic Wars, theBattle of Waterloo was fought in modern-day Belgium. Napoleon Bonaparte's armyfrom France was defeated by two armies: A British army, under the command of theDuke of Wellington, and a Prussian army, under the command of Field Marshal vonBlücher.The Battle of Waterloo was a decisive and bloody loss for Napoleon and his army.After two bouts of exile and harsh losses to the French army, Napoleonmiraculously rallied support for the first time and stood poised to captureBrussels, what would have been a victorious siege and a turning point for thewar. However, the coalition of Europe ultimately rallied against any suchefforts of the French general. Internal dispute over the future of Europe wasswept aside as the coalition reacted to Napoleon's regrowth of French support,and while French armies moved toward Brussels, Anglo forces rose to meet it. Napoleon knew his men would not be powerful enough to take both the English andthe Prussians at once. Several days before the Waterloo attack, his forces drovea wedge between the two armies and began to advance on both fronts. Upon retreatof the Prussian army, Wellington's own men fell back to the advantageousbattlefield of Waterloo. It was there that intense bloodshed was set to unfold.While British forces awaited Prussian backup, no decisive leader in the attackbecame apparent as both sides suffered heavy losses. By the time Prussiansupport was mobilized, chaos had descended on the field. The French (includingNapoleon and his elite Imperial Guard) fled ship. The war was over, and Napoleonhad lost. For a holistic rundown of the iconic Battle of Waterloo, check out the videobelow.