Famous Battles

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1. 'The Battle of the Three Emperors'. One famous Emperor achieved a decisive victory, in spite of being outnumbered by the other two. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden defeated Felipe II of Spain and Maximilian II of the Hapsburgs Genghis Khan of the Mongols defeated Shah Jalal-ad-Din of the Persians and Jamuqua of the Yesugais Napoleon defeated Alexander I of Russia and Franz II of Austria Alexander of the Macedonians defeated Darius of the Persians and Porus of the Indians

2. In three of the following battles of the Hundred Years War, English longbowmen crushed the best of the French chivalry. Which is NOT one of these battles? Battle of Crecy Battle of Oudenarde Battle of Poitiers Battle of Agincourt

3. On October 14, 1066, the Normans of William the Bastard (afterwards named the Conqueror) defeated Harold's Saxons. Name this famous battle. Answer: (One Word: H....... Think of one who has many things.)

4. The consequences of this battle were the end of the French rule over Indochina, and the creation of North and South Vietnam. Battle of Khe San Battle of Dien Bien Phu Battle of Lam Son Battle of Quang Tri

5. In this battle, the VI Armee (some 300,000 Germans under Feldmarschall Paulus) was completely surrounded and forced to surrender by the Soviets ('Operation Uranus'). Third Battle of Kharkov Battle of Kursk Battle of Stalingrad Battle of Leningrad

6. Which of these naval battles of the Pacific War was the only one where the opposing fleets came within each other's line of sight? Battle of Surigao Strait Battle of Midway Battle of Coral Sea Battle of Santa Cruz

7. Which battle had the highest number of military casualties? Battle of Stalingrad Battle of the Somme Battle of Verdun Battle of Gettysburg

8. In this battle Hannibal's tactical genius obliterated an enormous Roman army, twice the size of his own forces. Battle of Zama Battle of Pharsalos Battle of Chaeronea Battle of Cannae

9. The battle named in question 8 was a 'double envelopment' one. Can you name another one of the same type? Battle of Tannenberg (also known as Masurian Lakes) Battle of Gaugamela Battle of Chancellorsville Second Battle of El Alamein

10. In this air battle, the German Luftwaffe suffered its first great defeat. Which battle was it? Battle of Arnheim Battle of Schweinfurt Battle of Britain Battle of the Ruhr