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Battle of Waterloo, June 18, 1815.
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt.
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Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington
Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington, oil on canvas by Sir Thomas Lawrence.
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Ney, Michel
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August, Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau
August, Graf (count) Neidhardt von Gneisenau.
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Napoleon I fleeing the battlefield of Waterloo, engraving, 1817.
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