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Threatened by this military dictatorship, there were a series of major conflicts between the French Empire and European coalitions called Napoleonic Wars

After years of campaigning and fighting , 1st Duke of Wellington and commanding general, was advancing north across Spain and had successfully driven the French back to the Pyrenees. However, he was in desperate need of money to pay his troops. 

Nathan Rothschild, a newcomer to British banking, who was commissioned by the British Government to supply the Duke with the necessary funds. 

Nathan and his brothers, he set up multiple networks of agents to buy up coins and transfer it into the form of local currency. N M Rothschild was invested in the outcome of the war.

Due to the reputation his courier network gained, the firm of N M Rothschild was approached by the government to utilize their network for war communications.

The combined forces of Britain and Prussia defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo, ending the Napoleonic Wars.

Nathan Mayer Rothschild received news of Britain’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo far before any other group.

Using his knowledge of Britain’s victory, Nathan Rothschild was able to make successful financial plays Westminster’s market.