The famous battle that concluded the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 was the Battle of Waterloo. This pivotal confrontation occurred on June 18, 1815, in present-day Belgium. It featured the forces of the Seventh Coalition, led by the Duke of Wellington and General Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, against Napoleon Bonaparte's French army. Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo marked the end of his rule as Emperor of the French and resulted in his exile to the island of Saint Helena. The battle reshaped the political landscape of Europe and established a balance of power that lasted for decades.