On this day in 1815 Napoleon was defeated by the British at Waterloo. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the cheekiest and most
reckless emperors in history. He rose to prominence during the French
Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary
Wars, becoming in short time so powerful as to crown himself emperor of France,
and so important as to condition the whole of Europe even after its fall. However,
also such a charismatic figure hid more
or less bizarre facts.
