Historic Battles On Belgian Soil

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1. In a number of battles between England and France, "Belgium" was the battleground: Ramillies 1706; Oudenaarde 1708; Malplaquet 1709. Who was in all those cases the ancestor of Sir Winston Churchill that commanded the English troops? Charles Cadogan, the Earl of Bladon John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough Winston Ogilvy Spencer, the Viscount of Blenheim Henry Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough

2. At the battle of Fleurus on 26th June 1794, the French revolutionary army stopped the Austrians who tried to intervene in France. Which of these "innovations" was used for the first time by the French troops ? khaki uniforms bayonets hot-air observation balloons muskets

3. One of the most consequential battles ever fought on Belgian soil was of course the battle of Waterloo. On 16th of June there had already been a battle at Quatre Bras, a crossroads between Charleroi and Brussels.Here the French army had been temporarily halted by Dutch and Belgian troops depending on Wellington's Supreme Command. Who was the commander of those French troops? Marshall Grouchy Napoleon himself Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon's brother Marshall Ney

4. At 11 a.m. Napoleon started the Battle of Waterloo with an attack on the farm of Hougoumont by means of which he wanted to divert troops from Wellington's centre. Who was the man who had to carry out this attack (but sadly misunderstood its true nature) ? Marshall Grouchy General Cambronne Jerome Bonaparte Marshall Ney

5. On the day of the battle of Waterloo, from late afternoon on, it was clear that Napoleon's attempt to break through the ranks of Wellington's army had failed. Soon German troops were going to intervene and decide the issue. Which of these German military celebrities did not share in the glory of the day, because he was engaged in another French-German confrontation on the same day? von Schlieffen Karl von Clausewitz Gneisenau von Bülow

6. One of Wellington's closest advisers lost his leg on the day of Waterloo. After amputation it was buried in a coffin, and later got a monument of its own. Who was this adviser? Lord Uxbridge the Prince of Orange Sir Thomas Picton Baron de Constant- Rebecque

7. Apart from Bluecher's troops who were not under Wellington's direct command, there were various other non-British troops who defended the access to Brussels in the morning of 18th June 1815. Which of these troops were the strongest in numbers? German troops from Nassau Hanoverians Brunswickians Dutch troops under the Prince of Orange

8. The Battle at the Yser in World War I lasted from 1914 till 1918. At first the Belgians had to defend their territory single-handedly. When the Germans were about to break through to the French Channel ports, they were stopped at the very last moment by:______________ the joint Franco-Belgian intervention of some squadrons of biplanes the first military use of a small experimental British armoured brigade the speedy intervention of British paratroopers the inundation of part of the frontline by Belgian engineers opening the locks of the river Yser

9. Which of these German commanders was in charge of the German tank-unit that used captured American vehicles and uniforms and also employed linguistically trained soldiers to confuse the U.S.A. troops? SS-colonel Otto von Skorzeny Hasso von Manteuffel Walter Model Gerd von Rundstedt

10. When exactly did Patton break the encirclement of Bastogne? Christmas Day day after Christmas Christmas Eve New Year's Eve