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Battle of Waterloo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Battle of Waterloo Part of the War of the Seventh Coalition Wellington at Waterloo by Robert Alexander Hillingford. Date 18 June 1815 Location Waterloo, present-day Belgium south of Brussels Result Decisive Coalition victory Belligerents French Empire Seventh Coalition: United Kingdom Prussia United Provinces Hanover Nassau Brunswick Commanders Napoleon Bonaparte, Michel Ney Duke of Wellington Gebhard von Blücher Strength 72,000[1] Anglo-allies: 68,000[1] Prussians: 50,000[2] Casualties and losses 25,000 killed and wounded 7,000 captured 15,000 missing[3] 15,000 British and allies killed and wounded 7,000 Prussians killed and wounded[4] [hide]v • d • eWaterloo Campaign Major engagements in small caps Quatre Bras – Ligny – Waterloo – Wavre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rocheservière – La Suffel – Rocquencourt – Issy The Battle of Waterloo was begin in