Question

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated in which famous battle? 
1. Battle of Waterloo
2. Saxon Wars
3. Battle of Trsat
4. Battle of Ballon

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Battle of Waterloo

The Correct Answer is "Battle of Waterloo".

• The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked as the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.
• He conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century.
• Napoleon rose through the ranks of the French army during the French Revolution, seized control of the French government in 1799.
• He became emperor in 1804.
• The Battle of Waterloo, in which Napoleon’s forces were defeated by the British and Prussians, marked the end of his reign and of France’s domination in Europe.

• Napoleon Bonaparte, born in 1769 on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
• In 1804, he crowned himself the emperor of France in a lavish ceremony.
• He died there on May 5, 1821, at age 51, most likely from stomach cancer.
• Napoleon was buried on the island.

 

Saxon Wars :

• The Saxon Wars were the campaigns and insurrections of the thirty-three years from 772, when Charlemagne first entered Saxony with the intent to conquer, to 804, when the last rebellion of tribesmen was defeated.
• In all, 18 campaigns were fought, primarily in what is now northern Germany.

 

Battle of Trsat :

• The siege of Trsat was a battle fought over possession of the town of Trsat in Liburnia, near the Croatian–Frankish border.

 

Battle of Ballon :

• The Battle of Ballon took place on 22 November 845 between the forces of Charles the Bald, king of West Francia, and Nominoë Duke of Brittany.
• The Nominee was appropriating border territory and opposing Charles' attempt to impose Frankish authority.