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Which battle in 1815 ended the Napoleonic Wars?
- Battle of Trafalgar
- Battle of Waterloo
- Battle of the Nile
- Battle of Austerlitz
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The Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, fought near Brussels in present-day Belgium, resulted in the decisive defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian forces. It ended the Napoleonic Wars and Napoleon's rule, leading to his exile to Saint Helena. Waterloo became a byword for complete and final defeat.