WORLD HISTORY

FRENCH REVOLUTION

FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by
A
the bitter Russian winter.
B
a combined French and Swiss army.
C
the Duke of Wellington.
D
the superior British navy.
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 .

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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington Two days later, on June 18, 1815, Napoleon led his army of some 72, 000 troops against the 68, 000-man British army, which had also taken up a position near Waterloo, where they were able to communicate with their Prussian allies.

Detailed explanation-4: -On the 18 June 1815 at Waterloo in Belgium Wellington, commanding a coalition force of Allied armies, defeated Napoleon. The Battle of Waterloo brought to an end twenty-three years of warfare across Europe.

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