Waterloo
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?
43
44
46
48
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
V
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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