Vocab Bloom Hub

battle of waterloo

/ˈbætəl əv ˈwɔːtəluː/

Tradução: Batalha travada em 18 de junho de 1815 nas proximidades de Waterloo, na Bélgica atual, na qual as forças aliadas comandadas pelo duque de Wellington derrotaram decisivamente o exército de Napoleão Bonaparte, pondo fim às Guerras Napoleônicas.

1 verbete

phrase

/ˈbætəl əv ˈwɔːtəluː/B2formalpolitical
  • ptBatalha travada em 18 de junho de 1815 nas proximidades de Waterloo, na Bélgica atual, na qual as forças aliadas comandadas pelo duque de Wellington derrotaram decisivamente o exército de Napoleão Bonaparte, pondo fim às Guerras Napoleônicas.

A major historical battle fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, where the Duke of Wellington's allied army decisively defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's French forces, ending the Napoleonic Wars.

  1. Decisive military conflictB2formal

    The final battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought on June 18, 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, where the French army under Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the British-led coalition under the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army.

    ptBatalha decisiva

    • The Battle of Waterloo marked the end of Napoleon's rule.
    • Historians often study the tactics used at the Battle of Waterloo.
    • The defeat at Waterloo changed the course of European history.