The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: a British-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt.

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Every year on this day, descendants of the war come to Waterloo to live and re-enact the scene as it was before 200 years ago. A truly wonderful event for photography but the event requires ticket passes for entry and these are usually quickly sold out months before the event.