United Kingdom United Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom of Prussia Austrian Empire Russian Empire Kingdom of Spain
Commanders
Emperor Napoléon I Marshal Michel Ney Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout Marshal Jean-de-Dieu Soult Marshal Jean Rapp Marshal André Masséna Marshal Guillaume Brune Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet King Joachim I
King George III Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington King William I General William, Prince of Orange King Friedrich Wilhelm III Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Franz II Archduke Charles Field Marshal Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg Alexander I Field Marshal Barclay de Tolly King Ferdinand VII Lieutenant General Joaquín Blake
Strength
At least 300,000
Over 650,000 (less than 500,000 engaged)
Casualties and Losses
60,000–80,000 killed, wounded, and missing
121,000–140,000 killed, wounded, and missing (including desertions)
The War of the Seventh Coalition, also known as the War of Liberation (French: Guerre de Libération) in France (not to be confused with the Wars of Liberation (German: Befreiungskriege) in Germany), was the seventh and final of the Napoleonic Wars, fought in the spring, summer, and early autumn of 1815. The conflict, started when Napoléon Bonaparte made his return to France from exile and once again announced himself Emperor, spanned across Europe and involved hundreds of thousands of soldiers on both sides. Napoléon's shattering victories at the battles of Waterloo, Diepholz, and Fürth solidified both his position as the greatest living general and the French Empire as the most powerful state in Europe. The Napoleonic Age is considered to have begun with the signing of the Treaty of Prague, which ended the war.