Battle of Waterloo

1815 battle during the War of the Seventh Coalition
Event battle Q48314
Battle of Waterloo
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Battle of Waterloo

Summary

Battle of Waterloo is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.053% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,577 views/month, #4 of 7,470).[2]

Key Facts

  • Battle of Waterloo is in the country of United Kingdom of the Netherlands[3].
  • Battle of Waterloo's instance of is recorded as battle[4].
  • Waterloo is named after Battle of Waterloo[5].
  • Battle of Waterloo took place at Waterloo Battlefield[6].
  • Battle of Waterloo is part of Waterloo Campaign[7].
  • Battle of Waterloo's Commons category is recorded as Battle of Waterloo[8].
  • Battle of Waterloo occurred on June 18, 1815[9].
  • Battle of Waterloo's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.67805555555555, 'lon': 4.412222222222222}[10].
  • A participant in Battle of Waterloo was First French Empire[11].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Waterloo was Prussia[12].
  • A participant in Battle of Waterloo was Hanover[13].
  • Among those involved in Battle of Waterloo was United Kingdom of the Netherlands[14].
  • A participant in Battle of Waterloo was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15].
  • A participant in Battle of Waterloo was Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel[16].
  • Battle of Waterloo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Battle of Waterloo[17].
  • Battle of Waterloo's depicted by is recorded as The Battle of Waterloo[18].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[20].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[21].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[24].
  • Battle of Waterloo's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25].
  • Battle of Waterloo's different from is recorded as The Battle of Waterloo[26].
  • Battle of Waterloo dates from the Napoleonic era[27].

Body

When and Where

Battle of Waterloo took place on June 18, 1815[9]. The location of it was Waterloo Battlefield[6]. It is in the country of United Kingdom of the Netherlands[3].

Context

Battle of Waterloo is part of Waterloo Campaign[7]. Its instance of is recorded as battle[4].

Participants

Recorded participant include First French Empire[11], Prussia[12], Hanover[13], United Kingdom of the Netherlands[14], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[15], and Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel[16].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for Battle of Waterloo include Waterloo[28], a musical work/composition[29]; Prince of Waterloo[30], a noble title[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1815[33]; Waterloo Bridge[34], a box girder bridge[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Waterlooplein[37], a square[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 1882[40]; Mehringplatz[41], a square[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1732[44]; Waterloo Road[45]; and Hanoverian Waterloo Medal[46].

Why It Matters

Battle of Waterloo ranks in the top 0.053% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46,577 views/month, #4 of 7,470).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include Waterloo[28], a musical work/composition[29]; Prince of Waterloo[30], a noble title[31], in Belgium[32], founded in 1815[33]; Waterloo Bridge[34], a box girder bridge[35], in United Kingdom[36]; Waterlooplein[37], a square[38], in Netherlands[39], founded in 1882[40]; and Mehringplatz[41], a square[42], in Germany[43], founded in 1732[44].

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  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Country United Kingdom of the Netherlands
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