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In which country (as it is now) did the Battle of Waterloo take place?

France

Germany

Belgium

Italy

When was the Battle of Waterloo?

12 January 1815

18 June 1815

20 August 1815

17 October 1815

What is the Battle of Waterloo also known as?

Les volcans

Ypres

La Belle Alliance

Pax Brittanica

From where had Napoleon returned from exile on 1 March 1815?

Sicily

Elba

St Helena

Corsica

How many troops was Napoleon in command of?

12,000

30,000

54,000

72,000

Who was the leader of the combined allied army with British, Dutch, Belgian, and German units?

Sir Geoffrey Barton

Duke of Wellington

Major General William Elphinstone

Field Marshal Lord Lucan

Which French monarch had been restored to the throne upon Napoleon’s first abdication, and had abolished conscription?

Louis XVIII

Charles X

Louis XVII

Henry V

Who was the leader of 120,000 men from Prussia, known as the four corps?

Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden

Hans von Plessen

Gustav von Kessel

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

Which commander, dubbed “the bravest of the brave” by Napoleon, was dispatched to contest the crossroads at Quatre-Bras?

Marshal Michel Ney

Louis-Alexandre Berthier

Jean-de-Dieu Soult

General Jean Baptiste Eblé

The battle was waged 3 miles south of the town of Waterloo, so why did it become known as the Battle of Waterloo in popular memory?

The other towns no longer exist

Duke of Wellington, made his headquarters in the village

Duke of Wellington, is buried here

Napoleon referred to it as the Battle of Waterloo in his memoirs

What proportion of Wellington's troops were British?

1/2

1/3

1/5

3/4

Why did Napoleon wait until midday to launch his attach, a delay which ultimately allowed Blucher’s Prussian army to join the fight before the French could defeat Wellington’s forces?

Wet weather led to soggy ground

A delayed message from his imperial HQ

His stomach illness

Foggy weather

Which of these items did looters NOT pilfer from fallen soldiers at the battle site?

Purses

Glasses

Teeth

Hair

Which British cavalry commander famously remarked to Wellington, "By God sir, I've lost my leg!", his amputated leg later became a tourist site with its own graveyard on the Battlefield?

Lord Uxbridge

Duke of York

Lord Edward Somerset

Sir WIlliam Ponsonby

When was Napoleon forced to abdicate after his defeat and return to Paris?

18 July 1815

2 June 1815

9 October 1815

22 June 1815

The site of the battle was composed of two low ridges, what was the maximum breadth of the valley between them?

1.1 km

1.9 km

3 km

5.5 km

When was a peace treaty signed betweren French and European powers, it reduced the size of French territory and required an enormous indemnity to be paid?

June 1815

August 1815

November 1815

January 1916

How much did the British Parliament award to Duke of Wellington to reward him for his service?

5,000 British pounds, equivalent to 375,000 today

200,000 British pounds, equivalent to 15 million today

50,000 British pounds, equivalent to 3.75 million today

300,000 British pounds, equivalent to 22.5 million today

Which commander commented that the Battle was "the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life"?

Duke of Wellington

Napoleon Bonaparte

Marshal Hey

Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher

How long after the Battle of Waterloo did Napoleon abdicate the throne?

Immediately after

1 day

3 days

4 days

On what date did Napoleon surrender to the British forces?

18 June 1815

19 June 1815

22 June 1815

15 July 1815

On what date did the Napoleonic Wars officially end?

18 June 1815

22 June 1815

15 July 1815

20 November 1815

What was the treaty called that officially ended the Napoleonic Wars?

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Napoleon

Treaty of Prussia

Treaty of Waterloo

What was Napoleon's final victory in the lead up to the Battle of Waterloo?

Battle of Thouars

Battle of Ligny

Battle of Austerlitz

Battle of Borodino

What was the name of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington's, horse?

Mornington

Brussels

Copenhagen

Stockholm

How old were both Wellington and Napoleon during the Battle of Waterloo?

Who did Napoleon allow to manage most of the command during the Battle of Waterloo?

Jean-de-Dieu Soult

Michel Ney

Louis-Alexandre Berthier

General Jean Baptiste Eblé

Approximately how long was the front line at the Battle of Waterloo?

1,500 meters

2,000 meters

3,000 meters

3,600 meters

Which of these German states was not part of the British-led coalition that fought at the Battle of Waterloo?

Hanover

Nassau

Brunswick

Saxony

What fomation did Wellington's infantry form in response to the Marshal Ney's charge of the French Cavalry?

Square

Circle

Diamond

How long before the Battle of Waterloo had the French forces defeated the Prussian army at Ligny?

1 day

2 days

1 week

2 weeks

Which moment is commonly acknowledged as the decisive moment in the battle?

Battle at Château d’Hougoumont

Arrival of the Prussians

Capture of La Haye Sainte farm

British cavalry charge

Who did Wellington nominate as the 'most deserving soldier at Waterloo'?

Lord Uxbridge

Corporal James Graham

Lord Edward Somerset

Sir William Ponsonby

What did Wellington promise his son during the Battle of Waterloo?

To die fighting for him

His estate

A generation of peace upon victory

To survive the battle

What is another name for Wellington's allied forces?

Fifth Coalition

Sixth Coalition

Seventh Coalition

Eighth Coalition

What type of tree was Wellington's command post for most of the Battle of Waterloo?

Elm

Oak

Fir

Cedar

What is the name of the artificial hill made as a momument to the battlefield at Waterloo?

Wellington's Mound

Saint Jean's Mound

Waterloo Mound

Lion's Mound

What is the name of the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars, between the Prussian rearguard and the French army?

Battle of Ligny

Battle of Quatre Bras

Battle of Wavre

Battle of Peronne

On what date did the two Coalition armies arrive in Paris after the Battle of Waterloo?

22 June 1815

7 July 1815

8 July 1815

15 July 1815

On what date was Louis XVIII restored to the throne of France for the second time?

22 June 1815

7 July 1815

8 July 1815

15 July 1815

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