Battles through the ages

1

In 1066, just before the battle of Hastings, King Harold's troops were engaged in fighting an invading Norwegian force in the north of England, near which village?

Highbury
Anfield
Stamford Bridge

2

The forces of Empress Matilda defeated those of King Stephen at which battle in 1141?

Lincoln
Cambridge
Norwich

3

The battles of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt were stunning victories for English forces over the French. What technology won the day?

Cannon
Archery
Catapault

4

Near which East Lothian town in 1745 did the forces of Charles Edward Stuart defeat the English army under Sir John Cope?

Tranent
Prestonpans
Dunbar

5

Near which Scottish town is Bannockburn, where Bruce's army defeated an English force under Edward II?

Perth
Stirling
Edinburgh

6

Which of the following was NOT the site of an engagement in the First English Civil War?

Worcester
Marston Moor
Lostwithiel

7

British forces were engaged against the armed forces of which country in the following battles:

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Left

Ladysmith
Oudenaarde
Inkerman
Kentish Knock

Right

Boer Republic
Netherlands
Russia
France

8

Which is generally held to be the last pitched battle fought on British soil?

Naseby
Culloden
Sedgemoor

9

The Ardennes offensive by the German army in 1944-45 is known in the USA as the Battle of...

Ardennes
France
Bulge

10

Of which Second World War battle did Churchill say "This is not the beginning of the end, but ...the end of the beginning"?

El Alamein
Pearl Harbor
Battle of Britain

11

The 3rd Battle of Ypres on the Western Front of the First World War is also known by the name of a nearby village - which one?

Passchendaele
Cambrai
Arras

12

Which was the last battle between an English and a Scottish army fought in England?

Culloden
Flodden
Marston Moor

13

Victory in a major engagement by the USA navy over the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942 is named for which Pacific islands?

Iwo Jima
Midway
Solomon Islands

14

By which island group did the German Navy scuttle 51 ships in 1919?

Orkney
Shetland
Outer Hebrides

15

What is a "schiltron"?

An experimental jet fighter
A formation of foot soldiers, particularly 13th or 14th century Scottish
An early cannon

Test your knowledge about military engagements, from Saxon times to 21st century! 15 Questions.

In 1066, just before the battle of Hastings, King Harold's troops were engaged in fighting an invading Norwegian force in the north of England, near which village?

The forces of Empress Matilda defeated those of King Stephen at which battle in 1141?

The battles of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt were stunning victories for English forces over the French. What technology won the day?

Near which East Lothian town in 1745 did the forces of Charles Edward Stuart defeat the English army under Sir John Cope?

Near which Scottish town is Bannockburn, where Bruce's army defeated an English force under Edward II?

Which of the following was NOT the site of an engagement in the First English Civil War?

British forces were engaged against the armed forces of which country in the following battles:

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Right

Which is generally held to be the last pitched battle fought on British soil?

The Ardennes offensive by the German army in 1944-45 is known in the USA as the Battle of...

Of which Second World War battle did Churchill say "This is not the beginning of the end, but ...the end of the beginning"?

The 3rd Battle of Ypres on the Western Front of the First World War is also known by the name of a nearby village - which one?

Which was the last battle between an English and a Scottish army fought in England?

Victory in a major engagement by the USA navy over the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942 is named for which Pacific islands?

By which island group did the German Navy scuttle 51 ships in 1919?

What is a "schiltron"?

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Battles through the ages

Test your knowledge about military engagements, from Saxon times to 21st century! 15 Questions.

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In 1066, just before the battle of Hastings, King Harold's troops were engaged in fighting an invading Norwegian force in the north of England, near which village?

The forces of Empress Matilda defeated those of King Stephen at which battle in 1141?

The battles of Crecy, Poitiers and Agincourt were stunning victories for English forces over the French. What technology won the day?

Near which East Lothian town in 1745 did the forces of Charles Edward Stuart defeat the English army under Sir John Cope?

Near which Scottish town is Bannockburn, where Bruce's army defeated an English force under Edward II?

Which of the following was NOT the site of an engagement in the First English Civil War?

British forces were engaged against the armed forces of which country in the following battles:

Left

Right

Which is generally held to be the last pitched battle fought on British soil?

The Ardennes offensive by the German army in 1944-45 is known in the USA as the Battle of...

Of which Second World War battle did Churchill say "This is not the beginning of the end, but ...the end of the beginning"?

The 3rd Battle of Ypres on the Western Front of the First World War is also known by the name of a nearby village - which one?

Which was the last battle between an English and a Scottish army fought in England?

Victory in a major engagement by the USA navy over the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942 is named for which Pacific islands?

By which island group did the German Navy scuttle 51 ships in 1919?

What is a "schiltron"?

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