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| 1814 |
| | | Ferdinand VII, restored to Spain, imposes a reactionary regime and persecutes his liberal opponents | |
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| 1814 |
| | | Napoleon goes into exile on the island of Elba, which he immediately treats as a miniature state in need of improvement | |
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| 1814 |
| | | The crowned heads of Europe and their representatives gather in Vienna to tidy up the post-Napoleonic continent | |
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| 1815 |
| | | Napoleon slips away from Elba with a fleet of small vessels and lands on the coast of France | |
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| 1815 |
| | | Napoleon reaches Paris, already accompanied by an enthusiastic regiment that has joined him on his journey north | |
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| 1815 |
| | | The English and Prussian generals Wellington and Blücher defeat Napoleon in a closely fought battle at Waterloo | |
|  | Sketch map of the positions of the armies at Waterloo
National Archives, Kew
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| 1815 |
| | | The first news of the victory at Waterloo is given to the British government by a private citizen, Nathan Mayer Rothschild | |
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| 1815 |
| | | The rulers of Russia, Prussia and Austria form a Holy Alliance to preserve their concept of a Christian Europe | |
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| 1815 |
| | | The congress of Vienna leaves the Cape of Good Hope in British hands | |
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| 1815 |
| | | Napoleon is sent to a more secure place of exile, the rocky Atlantic island of St Helena | |
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