In March 1815, the Allies declared war on Napoleon in response to his escape from exile and the renewed threat to imperial European rule. Three months later, on 18 June 1815, having suffered considerable losses at Quatre-Bras, Wellington's army fell back on Waterloo, some ten miles south of Brussels.
A vibrant hour-by-hour portrayal of this iconic battle, drawing on the eyewitness accounts of those who fought it. 'I couldn't put it down.' "Independent"
