[DOC] [TLE] Napoleon defeated at Waterloo - Jun 18, 1815 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Napoleon defeated at Waterloo on Jun 18, 1815. ... On 
June 18, Napoleon led his remaining 72,000 troops against the Duke of ... had 
taken up a strong position 12 miles south of Brussels near the village of Waterloo. 
... under General Sir Henry Clinton evacuate Philadelphia, the former U.S. capital
. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Austerlitz - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Austerlitz also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one 
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occurred near the village of Austerlitz in the Austrian Empire (modern-day... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Waterloo - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in 
present-day ... Napoleon sent a third of his forces to pursue the Prussians, who 
had .... All of the British Army troops were regular soldiers but only 7,000 of them 
were ...... General Mffling, Prussian liaison to Wellington, rode to meet I Corps. [DOC] [TLE] Hundred Days - Wikipedia [PAR] The Hundred Days, marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on 
the island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King 
Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 (a period of 111 days). This period saw the War of the 
Seventh Coalition, and includes the Waterloo ... Napoleon spent only nine 
months and 21 days in uneasy retirement on Elba... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Waterloo | European history | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 18, 2015 ... (June 18, 1815), Napoleon 's final defeat, ending 23 years of ... XVIII fled the 
country prior to Napoleon's arrival in the capital on March 20. ... Only the last 
contingent, veterans of the Peninsular War, could be safely trusted in a crisis. ... 
His army was deployed compactly, presenting a front some 12 miles (19... [DOC] [TLE] Waterloo Anniversary: Where Was Napoleon Actually Defeated ... [PAR] Jun 18, 2015 ... It wasn't in the town that his iconic last battle is named for. ... Blcher decisively 
defeated Napoleon's troops near the town of Waterloo in ... Most of the battle had 
occurred in Braine-l'Alleud and Plancenoit, just a few miles south of the ... after a 
farm in Plancenoit where Wellington and Blcher reportedly met. [DOC] [TLE] PBS - Napoleon: Napoleon at War [PAR] The Waterloo Campaign, 1815 ... King Louis XVIII had neither Napoleon's charm 
nor his charisma. ... Once ashore, only the King's army would stand between 
Napoleon and Paris. ... Napoleon advanced alone to meet them: "Soldiers," he 
cried, "if there is one among you who wants to kill his general, his Emperor, here I 
am. [DOC] [TLE] 7 surprising facts about the Napoleonic Wars on the eve of the 200th ... [PAR] Jun 16, 2015 ... The Napoleonic Wars are often seen as a clash of European ... he could become 
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near the small Belgian town of Waterloo. ... But the fighting had been in Belgium, 
and the race was now on to get to the French capital to ensure an... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - iWonder - The Battle of Waterloo: The day that decided ... [PAR] Napoleon with his French Imperial Guard, Wellington with his British and Allied 
army. ... the road to Brussels in order to stop Napoleon's advance towards the 
capital. ... No troops but the British could have held Hougoumont and only the 
best of them ... Blucher's troops near Plancenoit, a village 5 miles east of the 
battlefield. [DOC] [TLE] 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo: A Battle that changed world ... [PAR] Jun 18, 2015 ... That brief interlude was the only period of general peace in Europe between 
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much earlier than France ... Yet in the end, Napoleon

Question: Napoleon met his waterloo just 12 miles from this capital
Answer: Brussels