Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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First Consul of France | Napoleon Bonaparte | 91%
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French ally against the Third Coalition | Spain | 61%
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When did Napoleon declare himself Emperor | 1804 | 56%
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Year of the battle | 1805 | 56%
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Naval battle where a ^-French fleet was destroyed | Battle of Trafalgar | 55%
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Which country then signed a peace treaty with France | Austria | 54%
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Name of the British commander in charge | Horatio Nelson | 54%
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Who signed a peace treaty with France in 1807 | Russia | 54%
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War as a result of Britain interfering with US trade | War of 1812 | 53%
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Famous battle where Napoleon was defeated | Battle of Waterloo | 52%
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Year of Napoleon's massive campaign into Russia | 1812 | 51%
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Who signed a peace treaty with France in 1807 | Prussia | 49%
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Year that Paris was captured and Napoleon was forced to abdicate | 1814 | 44%
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Name of British general who helped defeat the French in Spain | Arthur Wellesley | 44%
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What title was he given in honour of this in 1814 | Duke of Wellington | 44%
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Which island was Napoleon banished to | Elba | 44%
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How many countries made up the Sixth Coalition | 7 | 41%
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His second wife | Marie Louise | 40%
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Country refusing to abide by the system | Portugal | 40%
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Which [modern day] country did Napoleon march into against the Seventh Coalition | Belgium | 39%
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What was the name of the selling of an area of land in 1803 | Louisiana Purchase | 39%
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Where was Napoleon forced to abdicate to this time | St Helena | 39%
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Which year did Napoleon marry his second wife | 1810 | 36%
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In what year did he die [likely of stomach cancer] | 1821 | 36%
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What percent of French soldiers made it back to France (nearest 5%) | 5 | 35%
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Battle often known as his greatest victory, after which dissolving the Holy Roman Empire | Battle of Austerlitz | 33%
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Who declared war on France in May 1803 | Britain | 33%
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System set up to exclude Britain from trade | Continental System | 33%
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Which country did Britain attack the ships of to prevent them falling to the French | Denmark | 33%
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What was the French army called | Grande Armée | 33%
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River that Napoleon rushed to cross to fight the Austrians in 1809 | Danube | 32%
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Alliance fought by Napoleon from 1798-1802 | Second Coalition | 32%
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What nationality was a person who almost assassinated Napoleon | German | 29%
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Who did Napoleon reclaim the crown from | Louis XVIII | 27%
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Largest battle with 600,000 troops involved, French defeat | Battle of Leipzig | 26%
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Which country did Napoleon not depart from that angered the British | Egypt | 26%
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Deadliest battle of the war outside Moscow | Battle of Borodino | 22%
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Battle defeating the Russians | Battle of Friedland | 21%
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Council of nations deciding over European borders | Congress of Vienna | 21%
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Battles defeating the Prussians in 1806 | Battle of Jena | 20%
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War that was the consequence of this | Peninsular War | 20%
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His first wife | Josephine de Beauharnais | 19%
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How expensive was this | $15 million | 18%
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Group of soldiers that refused to surrender and were therefore wiped out | Old Guard | 18%
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What was the treaty called | Treaty of Tilsit | 16%
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Battle where Napoleon defeated the Austrian forces | Battle of Ulm | 15%
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Great victory by Napoleon against the Coalition | Battle of Dresden | 14%
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Battle where Napoleon regained the victory | Battle of Wagram | 14%
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Subsequent battle where he lost his first battle | Battle of Aspern-Essling | 13%
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Battles defeating the Prussians in 1806 | Battle of Auerstädt | 13%
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What sentiment was sparked in the warring countries | Nationalism | 13%
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Treaty signed in 1802 | Treaty of Amiens | 13%
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What system was introduced around Europe by Napoleon | Metric System | 11%
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City that Britain tried to attack in the Fifth Coalition | Antwerp | 6%
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French lineage reinstated on the throne | House of Bourbon | 6%
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Treaty signed by Austria | Treaty of Schönbrunn | 5%
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War fought as a result of the treaty and hostilities | Anglo-Russian War | 4%
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Name of the plans by the Coalition to keep Napoleon as emperor but reclaim territories | Frankfurt Proposals | 4%
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Another name for Napoleon's return to France | Hundred Days War | 2%
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Treaty reneweing the Franco-Russian alliance in 1808 | Treaty of Erfurt | 2%
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Battle against Poland in 1807 | Battle of Elysau | 1%
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