On this day: Key events on June 18, from death anniversary of Rani of Jhansi to Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo in 1815

On this day: The valiant warrior and queen of Jhansi, Rani Laxmi Bai succumbed to her injuries sustained in a battle against British on this day 18 June, 1858. Decades ago, famous Battle of Waterloo was fought and the history remembers as the last battle of Napoleon Bonaparte, Former Emperor of the French. Napoleon suffered a crushing defeat on this day in 1815.