Battle of Waterloo: A History from Beginning to End

The Battle of Waterloo has become synonymous with the word “defeat” but who lost, and why was it important?

In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte left the island of Elba, and in a space of 100 days took power, and challenged the entire world to meet him on his terms. When that failed, he offered them a fight, one that would end at Waterloo, and left repercussions which can still be felt, even now, centuries later.

Who was this man, and what happened on the battlefield that made this fight in particular, so important? What was the lesson of Waterloo?