From Elba to Waterloo (June 2015)

Legendary clash, the Battle of Waterloo marked the final fall of the Napoleonic Empire.
Here are a few books to help you:
CLAYTON, TIM, Waterloo: Four days that changed Europe’s destiny
ADKIN, MARK, The Waterloo Companion: The complete guide to history’s most famous land battle
YOUNG, NORWOOD, Napoleon in exile: Elba

Napoleon "Enemy and disturber of world peace": On 13 March, 1815, eight European power signed a statement in response to the announcement (9 March, 1815) that Napoleon had landed at Golfe Juan (1 March). Which of these powers did not sign?
Russia

France

Italy
Composed of 5 infantry corps and 4 cavalry corps (comprising 122,000 men), what was the name of the last army that Napoleon commanded?
The army of Belgium

The army of the North

The army of Hope
Who did Napoleon chooses as his chief of staff?
Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815)

Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769-1851)

Louis Nicolas Davout (1770-1823)
Taking inspiration from his First Italian Campaign of 1796, Napoleon's plan was to:
First make a surprise attack on Blücher's troops and then those of Wellington, who were waiting respectively near Namur and South of Brussels, to prevent them from reaching each other

First make a surprise attack on Wellington's troops and then those of Blücher, who were waiting respectively South of Brussels and near Namur, to prevent them from reaching each other

To attack simultaneously Blücher's troops and those of Wellington, waiting respectively near Namur and South of Brussels
Emmanuel de Grouchy (1766-1847) was in command of the four cavalry corps grouped as the “Reserve Cavalry”. For how long had Grouchy been Maréchal de l'Empire?
Since 19 May 1804, date of his first promotion

Since 15 August 1810, on the occasion of Napoleon's birthday

Since 15 April 1815, he was the 26th and last of Napoleon's Marshalls
Facing Wellington's 70,000 men and their 180 pieces of artillery, how many men and artillery did Napoleon have at his disposal on the day of the Battle of Waterloo?
55 000 soldiers and 300 pieces of artillery

72 000 soldiers and 250 pieces of artillery

88 000 soldiers and 120 pieces of artillery
From whom did Feld-Marschall Blücher (1742-1819) receive financial aid in order to build and maintain his army of 116,000 men?
From Russia who had to pay 300 rubles for every soldier which she was unable to send in reinforcement (convention of the Congress of Vienna, March 1815)

From Britain, who had to pay 30 pounds for every soldier which she was unable to send in reinforcement (according to the treaty of Chaumont, which had been reactivated at Vienna in March 1815).
Against which British strategic position did Prince Jerome launch and attack with his sixth division, in vain, with pointless loss of life?
Hougoumont farm

Le Caillou farm

La Haye-Sainte farm
Without waiting for Napoleon's order, Maréchal Ney (1769-1815) sent a cavalry charge to attack:
The allied troops less fatigued by the fighting between the Chaussé de Charleroi and the Wood of Hougoumont

The already much-depleted allied centre, whilst Blücher was arriving from behind
With Wellington's last troops advancing in the centre and Plancenoit lost, the Prussian pushing the rear, a retreat was necessary, under the protection of the Old Guard. Faced with defeat, Napoleon's first reaction was:
To take his place in the centre of a square, ready to die

To get into his carriage, to return to Paris

To return to his headquarters in order to remobilise his officers
The French called it the Battle of Mont Saint-Jean, Wellington called it the Battle of Waterloo. Which name did the Prussians give to the battle?
Battle of Hougoumont

Battle of Braine-l'Alleud

Bataille de la Belle-Alliance
How many French troops perished at Waterloo?
6,800

10,400

14,700
The Lion Mound was constructed at the place where:
Prince William of Orange (1792-1849 ; William II of Holland in 1840) was wounded

Maréchal Michel Ney, Duke of Elchingen, Prince of Moskowa (1769-1815) was killed

Napoleon was captured before escaping and rejoining the French camp
Napoleon abdicated for the second time on 22 June 1815 at:
The Tuileries Palace

The Bourbon Palace

The Élysée Palace
The Duke of Wellington was discussing the battle with the whig MP Thomas Creevey. He referred to the result as:
A close-run thing

A damned nice thing