This is Nicole Hernandez with the daily news. The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18 June 1815 near Waterloo village in present day Belgium. Napoléon Bonaparte’s defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington’s allied army brought to an end 23 years of warfare between France and the other powers of Europe. The war was so tragic and intense, that despite the fact there were several newspaper articles, “not a single British newspaper representative was on the battlefield.” Nothing could tempt the Duke from his ground until the proper moment presented itself. He did not fatigue and exhaust his men by unreasonable charges, or by experimental manoeuvres; he stood undaunted, and received repeated and resolute attacks, and only when he saw the enemy