The famous battle in 1815 that marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars was the Battle of Waterloo. Fought on June 18, 1815, in Belgium, it pitted the French army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, against the Seventh Coalition, which included British, Dutch, and Prussian forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo ended his rule as Emperor of the French and marked a significant turning point in European history. The battle also led to the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France and the establishment of a new balance of power on the continent.