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Waterloo and the End of Napoleonic War

Turning Point

Two hundred years ago, a bloody battle in Belgium—50,000 casualties in one day—put an end to the Napoleonic era even as it perpetuated the idea of total war.

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Published Jun. 18 2015 5:15AM EDT

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James A. Warren

James A. Warren

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