The Battle of Waterloo The Battle of Waterloo was an important fight that happened on June 18, 1815, in Belgium. It was a big battle between two famous leaders: Napoleon Bonaparte from France and the Duke of Wellington from Britain. Napoleon wanted to be the boss of Euro so he led his army to fight against many countries that wanted to stop him. The Duke of Wellington led the united armies of Britain, the Netherlands, and other countries to defend their land. The battle took place ima village called Waterloo. It was a hard fight with coldiers on bot fighting very bravaly Manolo