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What was the Battle of Waterloo?

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The Battle of Waterloo was a conflict on June 18, 1815, during the Hundred Days, the period from Napoleonā€™s escape from exile to the return of Louis XVIII. Fought near Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleonā€™s 72,000 French troops against the duke of Wellingtonā€™s army of 68,000 (British, Dutch, Belgian, and German soldiers) aided by 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von BlĆ¼cher. Napoleon was defeated, and he was exiled for the final time.