FRENCH REVOLUTION
FRANCE UNDER NAPOLEON
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Question
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a combined British and Prussian army led by the Duke of Wellington.
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the British army led by Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson.
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the sans-culottes led by the Marquis de Lafayette.
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the Girondins led by Robespierre.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British army, which included Belgian, Dutch and German troops, was commanded by Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, who had gained prominence fighting against the French during the Peninsular War .
Detailed explanation-2: -A leading political and military figure of the 19th century, the Duke of Wellington is best remembered for his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in 1815. As a general, he was renowned for his stunning defensive skills.
Detailed explanation-3: -Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by Britain, Denmark, Prussia and Austria. Q. Napoleon Bonaparte ruled as the first Consul of France until he was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.
Detailed explanation-4: -Two armies, the Prussians led by Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher and an Anglo-Allied force under Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, were gathering in the Netherlands. Together they outnumbered the French.
Detailed explanation-5: -Electrically charged volcanic ash short-circuited Earth’s atmosphere in 1815, causing global poor weather and Napoleon’s defeat, says new research. Historians know that rainy and muddy conditions helped the Allied army defeat the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo.