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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the decisive battle that Napoleon’s reign in Europe?
A
Battle of Verdun
B
Battle of Waterloo
C
Battle of Antietam
D
Battle of Austerlitz
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815 between Napoleon’s French Army and a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon’s imperial power forever.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. The Corsica-born Napoleon, one of the greatest military strategists in history, rapidly rose in the ranks of the French Revolutionary Army during the late 1790s.

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