The Battle of Waterloo Trivia Questions

The Battle of Waterloo took place on Sunday, June 18, 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, marking Napoleon's final defeat.

The Battle of Waterloo was a land battle fought on open ground. It is not a naval battle; the last major naval battle was Trafalgar in 1805.

After the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon abdicated for a second time and was exiled to Saint Helena, ending his rule and the Napoleonic Wars.

The Battle of Waterloo was a single-day battle fought on June 18, 1815. The preceding actions at Quatre Bras and Ligny were separate engagements.

The Duke of Wellington commanded many battles before Waterloo, including victories in the Peninsular War, such as the Battle of Salamanca in 1812.

The Battle of Waterloo was fought in what is now Belgium, not in France. The location is about 15 kilometers south of Brussels.

Napoleon escaped Elba in February 1815, returned to power, and was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in June, ending the Hundred Days.

Prussian forces under Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher arrived in the late afternoon, attacking Napoleon's flank and turning the tide against the French.