USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where did Napoleon’s final defeat at the hands of Great Britain and their allies happen?
A
Battle of Bull Run
B
Battle of Waterloo
C
Battle of Camden
D
Battle of Stalingrad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fought near Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleon’s 72, 000 French troops against the duke of Wellington’s army of 68, 000 (British, Dutch, Belgian, and German soldiers) aided by 45, 000 Prussians under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. Napoleon was defeated, and he was exiled for the final time.

Detailed explanation-3: -At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Allies responded by forming a Seventh Coalition, which defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. The British exiled him to the remote island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic, where he died in 1821 at the age of 51.

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