Ireland and the Waterloo campaign of 1815

Despite the passage of almost exactly two centuries, the Waterloo campaign of June 1815 persists as an important historical milestone. The episode proved the final, sanguinary instalment in a prolonged period of European conflict and imbalance which had lasted for more than two and a half decades, since the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789. Allied victory over Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo meant a permanent end to the First French Empire, and ushered in a welcome interlude of relative European stability and prosperity. Events in 1815 also signified a continued rise in influence for other continental powers, most notably Britain and Prussia.

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

masters

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

National Univesity of Ireland Maynooth

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Molloy, Peter

• History

Language dc:language

en