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| 1815 Jun 18 | |
| British and Prussian troops under the Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon Bonaparte and his forces at the Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. | |
| Source:(AP, 6/18/97)(SFC, 8/14/97, p.C5)(HN, 6/18/98)(SFEC, 2/28/99, Z1p.10) | |
| The French elite troops of the Imperial Guard wore bearskins to appear more intimidating. Afterwards Britain established towering bear skin hats for soldiers in ceremonial duties and to guard royal residencies and the Tower of London. Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blucher made a short speech to his troops saying that he was pregnant and about to give birth to an elephant. He was taken from the front in protective custody and missed the battle. |