One officer heard him say: "Night or the Prussians must come." HORNE: Every hour, every minute almost was of paramount importance at Waterloo. The sun hung low in the sky, glowing blood-red ...

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Wellington stands between Napoleon with a makeshift Anglo-Allied army and the Prussians ... The two meet at Waterloo where the fate of Europe will be decided.

The epic battle was fought near Waterloo village ... aided by about 45,000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.