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The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815, near Waterloo (at that time in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium), marking the end of the Napoleonic Wars. The French Imperial Army under the command of Napoleon I was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition.
1815 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1815th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 815th year of the 2nd millennium, the 15th year of the 19th century, and the 6th year of the 1810s decade. As of the start of 1815, the ...
The Tamil New Year follows the nirayanam vernal equinox [11] [page needed] and generally falls on 14 April of the Gregorian year. 14 April marks the first day of the traditional Tamil calendar and is a public holiday in the state of Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
Events from the year 1815 in the United Kingdom. 1815 marks the end of years of war between the United Kingdom and France when the Duke of Wellington wins a decisive victory over Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. Fighting in the War of 1812 between the UK and the United States also ceases, peace terms having been agreed at the end of 1814.
Pages in category "June 1815" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Battle of Redon (1815)
June 1 – Daniel Tompkins, sixth vice president of the United States from 1817 to 1825 (born 1774) June 4 – Morris Birkbeck, writer and social reformer (born 1764) June 14 – Pierre Charles L'Enfant, architect and civil engineer (born 1754 in France) August 16 – Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, politician and soldier (born 1746)
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On 1 June 1815 a major ceremony was held on the Champ de Mars in which the Emperor's authority was formally recognized. [7] On 12 June 1815 Napoleon left Paris for the north, where the allied forces of Britain and Prussia were assembling. He was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. [8]