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Battle of Waterloo
This quiz covers the Battle of Waterloo, from start to finish. It goes over the farmhouses, tactical maneuvers, and more in-depth information. If you finish this quiz with over a 50%, you know your Napoleonic History! If you want more of a challenge, try taking the text version, its much harder!
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1. What was the name of Napoleon's return to power?
The war of the 6th coalition
The 100 weeks war
The 100 days war
The coup d'etat
2. What battle did Napoleon fight against the Prussians before Waterloo?
The Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Lodi
The Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Jena
3. What battle did Ney fight against the British before Waterloo?
The Battle of Strasbourg
The Battle of Brussels
The Battle of Mont-St-Jean
The Battle of Quatre Bras
4. What was the name of the crossroads that intersected Waterloo?
Quatre Bras
The New-Old Smolensk Road
Brussels Road
Mont-St-Jean
5. What was the date of The Battle of Waterloo?
June 20th, 1815
July 18th, 1815
June 6th, 1815
June 18th, 1815
6. What was the name of the Farmhouse on the French left?
La Haye Sainte
Plancienoit
Hougomont
Papelotte
7. What was the name of the Farmhouse on the French center?
Hougomont
La Haye Sainte
Plancienoit
Papelotte
8. What was the name of the Farmhouse on the French right?
Plancienoit
Hougomont
Papelotte
La Haye Sainte
9. When did the battle of Waterloo begin?
11:25am
12:00pm
9:00am
11:00am
10. Which farmhouse was attacked first?
St. Germaine
La Haye Sainte
Hougomont
Papelotte
11. What time was this farmhouse attacked?
11:30am
1:00pm
12:00pm
9:30am
12. On the French left, what English regiment was garrisoned there?
50th Regiment of Foot "West Kent"
2nd Regiment of Coldstream Guards
5th Kings German Legion
42nd Regiment of Foot "The Black Watch"
13. Which Nassau regiment was stationed along with the English forces?
Nassau Jagers
The 9th Nassau Regiment of Foot
1st Nassau Hussars
The Dutch Flanquets
14. What was the result of the push on the left?
Hougomont was defended until the end of the Battle
Hougomont was captured by the French
Hougmont was abandoned as soon as the French arrived
Hougomont was captured by the French, but then recaptured by the Coalition
15. What regiment of cavalry charged into the French lines?
3rd Kings German Legion Hussars (Along with the Kings German Legion)
Scots Grays (Along with 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigade)
1st Royal Household Cavalry (Along with the Household Cavalry Brigade)
No cavalry charged into the French lines at Waterloo
16. What French cavalry regiment repelled the English charge?
Chevau-leger, and Curassiers
Carabiners, and Curassiers
No cavalry charged into the French lines at Waterloo
Chasseurs A' Cheval, and Chevau-leger
17. What was the result of the English charge?
The entire charge being destroyed by French Cavalry
The English charge was repelled, but with very little casualties.
No cavalry charged into the French lines at Waterloo
The charge was successful, breaking into the French lines and routing the center.
18. Which farmhouse was attacked second?
Papelotte
La Haye Sainte
Plancienoit
Hougomont
19. What time was this farmhouse attacked?
2:00pm
10:00am
12:00pm
1:30pm
20. What German regiment was stationed here?
5th Kings German Legion
3rd Regiment of Irish Guards
88th Regiment of Foot "Connaught Rangers"
23rd Regiment of Foot "Royal Welsh Fusiliers"
21. What French regiment spearheaded the attack?
57e "Les Terebles"
The Old Guard
84e "Un Contre Dix"
13e Legere
22. What was the result of the French push?
La Haye Sainte was abandoned as soon as the French arrived
La Haye Sainte was captured
La Haye Sainte was defended until the end of the battle
La Haye Sainte was counter charged by Dutch Line Infantry
23. Which farmhouse did the Prussians engage the French before entering Plancienoit?
St. Germaine
Smohain
Frichermont
La Haye Sainte
24. What was the outcome of the engagement at this farmhouse?
Prussian victory
A stalemate, delaying the Prussian advance
Both armies retreating to tactically re-adjust.
French victory
25. What time did the Prussians enter Plancienoit?
3:00pm
4:30pm
5:00pm
11:30am
26. Which force was sent to Plancienoit to defend the French Flank?
The entire Imperial Guard
15e Legere
84e "Un Contre Dix"
The Young Guard
27. What happened to this force?
The Prussians captured Plancienoit but were pushed out
The French held Plancienoit without a fight
The Prussians captured Plancienoit and kept it for the rest of the battle
The French routed the Prussians at Plancienoit
28. What force had to be sent to secure Plancienoit?
French Line Infantry
The Empress Dragoons
The Middle Guard and Old Guard
Ney's II Corps
29. What was the result of the fighting at Plancienoit?
An easy French Victory
Prussian Victory after heavy fighting
French Victory after heavy fighting
An easy Prussian Victory
30. What was the name of the town where the French Forces retreated to after falling back from Papelotte?
La Rothiere
Arcole
St. Germaine
Smohain
31. Which Prussian regiments attacked Smohain?
Brandenburg Hussars, along with Pomeranian Militia
24th Laurens, Riflemen, and Militia
Light Infantry, along with the 13th Line Infantry
The Garde Zu Fuss, and the Guard Cavalry
32. Which regiments were sent to break the center?
The Polish and Dutch Guard lancers
84e "Un Contre Dix", and 57e "Les Terebles"
The Young Guard and the Middle Guard
The Middle and Old Guard
33. When was the this force sent to break the British center?
6:00pm
10:00pm
8:00pm
7:30pm
34. What was the first force to engage the advance?
The 42nd Regiment of Foot "The Black Watch"
The Gordon Highlanders
The Black Brunswickers
27th Regiment of Foot "Inskilling Fusiliers"
35. Which general commanded the center and attempted to repel the French Advance?
Duke Uxbridge
Arthur Wellesley
Major-General Picton
Prince of Orange
36. Which Dutch general was responsible for stopping the French advance?
Duke Uxbridge
Jean Laquette
David Chasse
Prince of Orange
37. Which Coalition force was sent to stop the French advance?
The Brunswick reserves
The Dutch reserves
The Hanover reserves
The Prussian reserves
38. What was the result of the Advance?
A French rout, and defeat of the Imperial Guard
A French victory, and breaking of the Coalition center
A Coalition victory, but at a heavy cost of losing almost the entire army
A French victory, but at a heavy cost of losing almost the entire Guard
39. Which regiment made a heroic last stand to act as a rear guard for the army?
The Old Guard
The Middle Guard
The Guard Chasseurs A'Cheval
The Polish and Dutch Guard lancers
40. Where did this last stand take place?
Near Hougmont
Near La Haye Sainte
Near Papelotte
Near Plancienoit
41. Which coalition regiments faced off against this force after its last stand?
Dutch jagers and flanquets
Brunswick guard infantry and light infantry
English foot regiments
Hanover militia and cavalry
42. What historical quote was said during the final moments of the unit's last stand?
Toujous Pres! (Always ready!)
La victory est a nous! (The victory is now!)
La Garde meurt, elle ne se rend pas! (The Guard dies, it does not surrender!)
Vive la France! Vive la Patrie! Vive L'Emperur! (Long live France, the Fatherland, and the Emperor)
43. What happened to Plancienoit after the retreat of the army?
The Young Guard and Middle Guard routed
The French infantry held Plancienoit till the very end
The French counter-charged the Prussians and broke the Prussian lines
The French were surrounded and slaughtered
44. What happened at La Belle Alliance?
2 squares were formed as a rearguard
A bloody bayonet fight occurred to protect Napoleon
Nothing happened at La Belle Alliance
La Belle Alliance was burned by the French
45. What was the result of Waterlooo?
A Coalition victory
A French victory
A British only victory
A Prussian only victory
46. Which Marshal was responsible for not being able to intercept the Prussians?
Marshal Bernadotte
Marshal Soult
Marshal Grouchy
Marshal Ney
47. How many men did this Marshal have?
20,000
30,000
35,000
25,000
48. Which Marshal was responsible for the unsuccessful cavlary charge which failed?
Marshal Davout
Marshal Grouchy
Marshal Lannes
Marshal Ney
49. What happened to this Marshal after Waterloo?
He was exiled to Elba
He was sentenced to death by hanging
He was killed by his own men
He was executed in defiance of King Louis XVIII
50. How many forces did the Coalition have in total at Waterloo? (Rounded up)
118,000
213,000
75,000
125,000
51. How many forces did the French have in total at Waterloo? (Rounded up)
57,000
93,000
73,000
253,000
52. What were the Coalition's casualties at Waterloo?
24,000
135,000
53,000
12,000
53. What were the French's casualties at Waterloo?
73,000
61,000
37,000
41,000
54. What happened to Napoleon after Waterloo?
He died of Stomach Cancer
He was exiled
He was sent to London as a prisoner of war
He was executed by Guillotine
55. Where was he sent?
Corsica
St. Helena
Cape Verde
Elba
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