Famous Battles

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1. Who was the leader of the Saxons at the Battle of Hastings? King William 1 King Canute King Alfred King Harold II

2. When did the battle of Hastings take place? Answer: (name the year only)

3. When was the Battle of Marathon? 340BC 490BC 145AD 560BC

4. Who was defeated at the Battle of Marathon? Turks Romans Spartans Persians

5. Where did the Battle of Trafalgar take place? off the coast of France in France in Spain off the coast of Spain

6. Who was the leader of the British fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar? Admiral Barrington Captain Cook Admiral Nelson Duke of Wellington

7. In a Revolutionary War battle of 1777 the British planned to take control of the Hudson River. What was this battle. Battle of Saratoga Battle of Gettysburg Battle of Bunker Hill Battle of Bull Run

8. In what battle of the Crimean War did the "Charge of the Light Brigade" occur? Battle of Sebastopol Battle of Inkerman Battle of the Alma Battle of Balaklava

9. Who wrote 'The Charge of the Light Brigade' about an event in the Crimean War? Oscar Wilde Lord Byron Alfred Lord Tennyson John Keats

10. In World War I two battles were fought in France near a river. The first of these from July to November 1916 marked a turning point in the war. Casualties in this battle were over a million. What was the river that gave the battle its name? Somme Loire Seine Rhone