1. A - 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon regarded this battle as his greatest victory. Which of these was it? Austerlitz Arras Amiens Assaye

2. B - 1314 - English-Scottish Wars: Robert the Bruce led the Scots to victory against the English under Edward II, securing a fully independent Scotland for nearly 300 years. What is the name of this battle? Bannockburn Bosworth Blore Heath Braddock Down

3. C - 1346 - Hundred Years' War: The French knights learned to their cost the power of the English longbow as a decisive weapon on the battlefield. Edward III's small English army won an unlikely victory against vastly superior forces. Where? Calais Chalons Cravant Crécy

4. D - 1954 - French Indochina War: Which decisive victory for the Vietminh over the French signalled the beginning of the end of French colonial rule in Vietnam, and in Indo-China as a whole? Dongola Dien Bien Phu Drogheda Dat Sun

5. E - 499 BC - Persian-Greek Wars: The Persians inflicted a massive defeat on the Athenian forces, to such an extent that the Athenians withdrew their fleet from Asia Minor. Where was this battle? Ephesus El Obeid Ecnomus Eurymedon

6. F - 1861 - American Civil War: Which bloodless battle signalled the start of one of the bloodiest wars in history? Fort Ticonderoga Fort Sumter Fort Donelson Franklin

7. G - 334 BC - Macedonian Conquests: Where did Alexander the Great inflict the first of many defeats on the might of the Persian Empire? Granicus Gaza Gaugamela Gergovia

8. H - 1066 - Norman Conquest: Harold II, The last Anglo-Saxon king of England, was slain by an arrow in his eye (according to popular legend) and William of Normandy began the last successful invasion of Britain. At which very famous battle did this happen? Answer: (One word)

9. I - 1879 - Zulu-British War: Where did the fierce Zulu warriors under King Cetewayo inflict a humiliating defeat on British forces? Ilerda Isandhlwana Ilypia Inverlochy

10. J - 1806 - Napoleonic Wars: At which battle, did Napoleon inflict a crushing defeat on the Prussians, resulting in a casualty ratio of 5:1 in his favour? Answer: (A four letter word.)

11. K - 1943 - World War Two: Which crucial Russian victory over the Germans was a turning-point in the war, as well as being the biggest tank battle in military history, with 1,200 tanks slugging it out? Kursk Kasserine Kiev Kharkov

12. L - 1571 - Venetian-Turkish Wars: At which battle was the advance of the Ottoman Empire into the Western Mediterranean halted for good? Loja Lepanto Leuctra Libya

13. M - 490 BC - Persian-Greek Wars: Which battle was so decisive a defeat for the Persians that they gave up their invasion of Greece? Answer: (One Word - long-distance race)

14. N - 1814 - War of 1812: Future US president Andrew Jackson cemented his reputation as a leader in this, the final battle of the war, inflicting a heavy defeat on the British forces. What was the name of the battle? Answer: (Two words - Jazz and Mardi Gras.)

15. O - 1898 - War for The Sudan: Where did Sir Herbert (later Lord) Kitchener lead a combined British and Egyptian force to a resounding victory over the dervishes? Oriskany Ohod Omdurman Oswego

16. P - 1904 - Russo-Japanese War: Where did the Japanese launch a successful attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet, using torpedoes to devastating effect? Pearl Harbor Port Arthur Port Gibson Port Hudson

17. Q - 1759 - French and Indian War: Where did the British under General Wolfe defeat the French for ultimate control of what was to become Canada? Answer: (One word - heart of French-speaking Canada today.)

18. R - 1879 - Zulu-British War: Shortly after their earlier defeat by Zulus, where did a tiny British force of 139 men successfully defend an outpost against 4,000 Zulu warriors? Ream's Station Rorke's Drift Rocky Face Ridge Rubicon River

19. S - 1487 - Wars of the Roses: Considered by most historians to be the final battle of England's 'first civil war', where was it that Henry VII defeated the rebel Yorkist forces of pretender to the throne, Lambert Simnel? Stow-on-the-Wold Stratton St. Albans (second battle) Stoke

20. T - 480 BC - Persian-Greek Wars: Although a Persian victory, which battle is most celebrated for the heroic defence of a crucial pass by 300 Spartans? Thymbra Thebes Thermopylae Trebbia

21. U - 1879 - Zulu-British War: What was the final battle of the war, which saw the Zulus comprehensively defeated by the British? Ulundi Uganda Umshasha Utkarta

22. V - 1916 - World War One: An infamous indictment of the attritional warfare that typified this conflict. It was here that the German Chief of Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, intended to, "bleed the French Army to death". He almost succeeded, at great cost to his own army. Where was it? Vamy Villiers Verdun Verneuil

23. W - 1815 - Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's last battle ended in his disastrous defeat. The Duke of Wellington, the Allied victor, famously said it was, "a damn' close run thing". Named after a small village in Belgium, where was this battle? Answer: (One Word - sounds a bit boggy!)

24. Y - 1781 - American War of Independence: As far as active campaigning was concerned, which American victory under George Washington signalled the end of the Americans' fight to free themselves of British colonial rule? Yorktown Yorksville York Yorksburg

25. Z - 202 BC - Second Punic War: Where did the Roman general Scipio defeat Hannibal, signalling the beginning of the end of Carthage? Zela Zama Zema Zala