Step 1 : Introduction to the question "The Duke of Wellington is best known for his victory at which battle?"
...The Battle of Waterloo was fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. At Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. According to Wellington, the battle was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life". The defeat at Waterloo ended the First French Empire and the political and military career of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of the greatest commanders and statesmen in history.
