England VS. France - Statistics

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  • The average score is 5 of 15
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Year Description Answer Victor % Correct
1066 William de Normandie claims the English crown and meets the English King, Harold II, in battle here. Hastings France (Normandy)
80%
1815 Napoleon is finally defeated at the hands of the Duke of Wellington. Waterloo United Kingdom
80%
1805 Admiral Lord Nelson bucks naval warfare tradition and splits the French and Spanish fleet in to thirds. The act cost him his life but his forces were victorious. Trafalgar United Kingdom
58%
1779 The French and Spanish sign a treaty promising to aid each other in reclaiming lost territory. Their first target is this 'rock' in southern Spain that the British had captured seventy years prior. Gibraltar Great Britain
53%
1415 The French really do not appreciate the power of the longbow. Henry V inspires his men to another improbable victory. Agincourt England
45%
1558 The French finally reclaim this city, the last English held territory in France. Calais France
43%
1793 The British besiege the French at this port city. Little did the Brits know they would be under siege themselves here 147 years later. Dunkirk France
38%
1798 Napoleon seeks to conquer Egypt en route to harassing the British in India. The British fleet has other ideas and stops him at this river. The Nile Great Britain
38%
1346 English longbowmen decimate the disorganized French charge. This won't be the last time either. Crécy England
25%
1781 A French fleet blocks General Cornwallis' escape to the sea, and he is forced to surrender to the Americans. Yorktown France and USA
23%
1356 English longbowmen again make the difference. King Jean II is captured in battle. Poitiers England
18%
1809 The British retreat across Spain to this port city where they barely manage to escape the French army. Corunna France
13%
1940 After the fall of France, a French admiral refuses to surrender his fleet to the British, despite fears the fleet may fall into the hands of the Germans. The British open fire on their allies, sinking several ships. Mers-el-Kébir United Kingdom
8%
1778 The British beseiged and captured this French colony in India after the French entered the war on the side of the USA. Pondicherry Great Britain
8%
1754 George Washington's only military surrender. Good thing he was working for the British at the time. Fort Necesitty France
3%
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