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Question	Answer	% Correct
What was the name of Napoleon's return to power?	The 100 days war	72%
What was the name of the Farmhouse on the French left?	Hougomont	70%
What battle did Napoleon fight against the Prussians before Waterloo?	The Battle of Ligny	70%
Which farmhouse was attacked first?	Hougomont	67%
What was the date of The Battle of Waterloo?	June 18th, 1815	64%
What battle did Ney fight against the British before Waterloo?	The Battle of Quatre Bras	64%
What happened to Napoleon after Waterloo?	He was exiled	61%
Which farmhouse was attacked second?	La Haye Sainte	59%
What was the name of the Farmhouse on the French center?	La Haye Sainte	58%
What regiment of cavalry charged into the French lines?	Scots Grays (Along with 1st and 2nd Cavalry Brigade)	58%
Where was he sent?	St. Helena	53%
What German regiment was stationed here?	5th Kings German Legion	52%
What was the result of Waterlooo?	A Coalition victory	52%
What was the result of the push on the left?	Hougomont was defended until the end of the Battle	48%
What was the result of the French push?	La Haye Sainte was captured	48%
What was the name of the Farmhouse on the French right?	Papelotte	45%
Which regiments were sent to break the center?	The Middle and Old Guard	45%
Which regiment made a heroic last stand to act as a rear guard for the army?	The Old Guard	45%
What were the Coalition's casualties at Waterloo?	24,000	42%
What historical quote was said during the final moments of the unit's last stand?	La Garde meurt, elle ne se rend pas! (The Guard dies, it does not surrender!)	42%
Which Marshal was responsible for the unsuccessful cavlary charge which failed?	Marshal Ney	42%
When did the battle of Waterloo begin?	11:00am	41%
Which Marshal was responsible for not being able to intercept the Prussians?	Marshal Grouchy	41%
What was the result of the fighting at Plancienoit?	Prussian Victory after heavy fighting	39%
What was the result of the English charge?	The entire charge being destroyed by French Cavalry	39%
What time was this farmhouse attacked?	11:30am	38%
What happened to this Marshal after Waterloo?	He was executed in defiance of King Louis XVIII	36%
How many men did this Marshal have?	30,000	34%
What was the result of the Advance?	A French rout, and defeat of the Imperial Guard	34%
On the French left, what English regiment was garrisoned there?	2nd Regiment of Coldstream Guards	33%
What was the name of the crossroads that intersected Waterloo?	Mont-St-Jean	33%
Which force was sent to Plancienoit to defend the French Flank?	The Young Guard	33%
What French regiment spearheaded the attack?	13e Legere	31%
What was the name of the town where the French Forces retreated to after falling back from Papelotte?	Smohain	31%
What happened at La Belle Alliance?	2 squares were formed as a rearguard	30%
How many forces did the French have in total at Waterloo? (Rounded up)	73,000	30%
What happened to Plancienoit after the retreat of the army?	The Young Guard and Middle Guard routed	30%
What time did the Prussians enter Plancienoit?	4:30pm	28%
What was the outcome of the engagement at this farmhouse?	Prussian victory	28%
What French cavalry regiment repelled the English charge?	Chevau-leger, and Curassiers	27%
What were the French's casualties at Waterloo?	41,000	25%
When was the this force sent to break the British center?	7:30pm	25%
What happened to this force?	The Prussians captured Plancienoit but were pushed out	25%
Where did this last stand take place?	Near La Haye Sainte	23%
How many forces did the Coalition have in total at Waterloo? (Rounded up)	118,000	22%
What time was this farmhouse attacked?	1:30pm	22%
Which farmhouse did the Prussians engage the French before entering Plancienoit?	Frichermont	20%
Which Nassau regiment was stationed along with the English forces?	Nassau Jagers	20%
What force had to be sent to secure Plancienoit?	The Middle Guard and Old Guard	20%
Which Coalition force was sent to stop the French advance?	The Dutch reserves	17%
Which general commanded the center and attempted to repel the French Advance?	Prince of Orange	14%
Which Prussian regiments attacked Smohain?	24th Laurens, Riflemen, and Militia	13%
Which Dutch general was responsible for stopping the French advance?	David Chasse	11%
What was the first force to engage the advance?	The Black Brunswickers	11%
Which coalition regiments faced off against this force after its last stand?	Hanover militia and cavalry	8%