Statistics for 20 Greatest Battles in British History

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
14th October 1066, England v. Normandy	Hastings	81%
10 July – 31 October 1940, RAF v. Luftwaffe	Britain	78%
18th June 1815, France v. Seventh Coalition	Waterloo	76%
1 July – 18 November 1916, Allies v. Germany	Somme	67%
6 June – 25 August 1944, Allies v. Axis	D-Day	62%
22nd August 1485, House of York v. House of Lancaster	Bosworth	46%
25 April 1915 – 9 January 1916, British Empire v. Ottoman Empire	Gallipoli	43%
16th April 1745, Jacobite Rebels v. British Royal Army	Culloden	36%
22-23 January 1879, Britain v. Zulus	Rorke's Drift	32%
23 October – 4 November 1942, Allies v. Axis	El Alamein	29%
25th October 1854, Britain, France and Ottoman Empire v. Russia	Balaclava	28%
28-29 May 1982, Britain v. Argentina	Goose Green	27%
14th July 1645, Cavaliers v. Roundheads	Naseby	24%
13th August 1704, Grand Alliance v. France and Bavaria	Blenheim	21%
19th April 1775, Local Militias v. Britain	Lexington	18%
13th September 1759, France v. Britain	Quebec	14%
17 July -12 September 2006, Britain, Denmark v. Taleban	Helmand	10%
23rd June 1757, Bengali Militia v. Britain	Plassey	10%
22th July 1812, Britain, Portugal and Spain v. France	Salamanca	9%
22-25 April 1951, Britain v. China	Imjin River	4%