2-715-218 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Napoleon on the retreat from Waterloo, 18 June 1815, (1936). 'Napoleon Auf Der Flucht Bei Waterloo, 18 Juni 1815'. The Battle of Waterloo (in Belgium), in which French Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821) was defeated by the British and Prussians, marked the end of his reign and of France's domination in Europe. From "Bilder Deutscher Geschichte", (Pictures of German History), No.12, cigarette card album. [Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Altona-Bahrenfeld, Hamburg, Germany, 1936]