Read a Free Story About the Battle via the Timeline on the BNA Homepage
On 18 June 1815, British and Prussian forces defeated Napoleon and his army at the Battle of Waterloo.
If you go to the homepage of the British Newspaper Archive and look at the content in the Timeline (located below the map of the UK), then you can then read a free story about the famous battle.
Just click on the ‘Battle of Waterloo’ link in the Timeline to read this first-hand account of the battle…
