A-Z of Military Leaders

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1. A - Born 1881: Regarded as the founder of modern day Turkey, he defeated the Allied Expeditionary Force in the Dardanelles Campaign of 1915. Who is this military leader-turned-politician? Akbar Atatürk Abd-ul-Hamid Ad Herbal

2. B - Born 1818: Which former superintendant of West Point Military Academy ordered the first shot of The American Civil War, when he ordered his artillery to fire on Fort Sumter? Bragg Beauregard Burgoyne Benning

3. C - Born 994: This Dane defeated the Saxons at Ashingdon in 1016 to assume control over the whole of England. He is remembered fondly in English folklore as the wise king who demonstrated to his courtiers that even their king couldn't stop the tide. Who was he? Cuthred Canute Ceolwulf Coelred

4. D - Born 381 B.C.: Which Persian king and general abandoned his wife and family to the mercy of Alexander the Great after his defeat at Issus? Duillius Datis Darius III Doles

5. E - Born 1890: Which general was supreme commander of the Allied forces in Western Europe during the later stages of WW2 and president of his country during the Cold War of the 1950s? Answer: (One word - surname only)

6. F - Born in 1712: Which Prussian 'Enlightened Despot' proved an outstanding commander in battle during the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War? Frederick II Frederick-William I Frederick I Frederick-William II

7. G - Born 1893: Which WW1 German flying ace became a politician and then commanded the Luftwaffe during WW2? Answer: (One Word)

8. H - Born 247 B.C.: One of the thorns in the side of Ancient Rome, which Carthaginian general famously crossed the Alps to invade Italy and almost defeat the Roman Empire? Hamilcar Barca Hannibal Hanno Hasdrubal

9. I - Born 1530: This Russian ruler was crowned tsar at sixteen. He ruled with the help of the Oprichina — a private army loyal only to him. He was successful in battle against the Kazan tribes to the east but failed in the Livonian War in which he tried to secure Russia's westward expansion. Who was he? Ivan III Ivan I Ivan II Ivan IV

10. J - Born 1412: Which saintly woman, victor of the Battle of Orleans, was burned at the stake in 1431? Answer: (Three Words - English spelling)

11. K - Born 1215: Which Mongol military leader became emperor of China after defeating the Song dynasty but failed to expand his empire in campaigns against Myanmar, Japan, Vietnam and Indonesia? Khan, Genghis Khan, Akbar Khan, Ayub Khan, Kublai

12. L - Born c.515 B.C. : Which Spartan led 300 others in a heroic defence at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.? Lucinius Leonidas Lysander Laertes

13. M - Born 1815: Which Union general commanded the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg? McLaws Meade McLellan Mahone

14. N - Born 1428: Which English lord, who was very influential during the Wars of the Roses, is known in history as 'Warwick the Kingmaker'? Norbert Northampton Norman Neville

15. O - Born 63 B.C.: Which great-nephew of Julius Caesar was the victor at Actium, ending the Roman Civil War? Otto Orestes Octavian Orodes

16. P - Born 1890: Which German general was defeated at Stalingrad in 1943? Poltke Pressburg Paulus Prinzip

17. Q - Born c.25 : Queen Boudicea of the Iceni tribe defeated the Romans at Verulamium (St.Albans) and Camulodunum (Colchester). True False

18. R - Born 1766: Which Austrian Field Marshal, victor at the battles of Custoza and Novara, probably owes his lasting fame today to a musical march composed by Johann Strauss (Senior) in his honour? Reichorn Rommel Radetzky Ratzenburg

19. S - Born 1786: Which stalwart of many American wars of the first half of the 19th Century was known as 'Old Fuss and Feathers'? Sykes Scott Sedgwick Semmes

20. T - Born 1336: Which Uzbeki-born Mongol warlord built an empire from India to the Mediterranean Sea? Tariq Ali Tamerlane Tariq Aziz Tariq ibn Ziyad

21. U - Born 1810: Which general fought hard with the politicians and the military establishment to establish regiments of black soldiers within the Union Army during the American Civil War? Ullmann Urquhart Ungermeyer Ullsworthy

22. V - Born 1800: Which Prussian general played a decisive role in the Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian Wars? Von Runstedt Von Schlieffen Von Falkenhayn Von Moltke

23. W - Born 1027: Which Norman duke led the last successful invasion of England in 1066? Answer: (Three Words)

24. X - Born 519 B.C.: Who was the Persian victor at Thermopylae in 480 B.C.? Xerxes I Xeniphon Xanthippus Xan

25. Z - Born 1812: Felix Zollicoffer was a commander in the Union Army during the American Civil War. True False