The Hundred Days

Question 1

What did Napoleon accuse Austria of?

Answer 1

preventing Marie-Louise and his son from coming to join him

Question 2

What did the French Government refuse?

Answer 2

to pay Napoleon’s allowance, so that he was in danger of being reduced to poverty.​

Question 3

What happened on March 1st?

Answer 3

As he crossed the Alps, the republican peasants rallied round him, and near Grenoble he won over the soldiers dispatched to arrest him

Question 4

When was he in Paris by?

Answer 4

On March 20 he was in Paris.​

Question 5

What happened with the 5th Regiment?

Answer 5

Sent to intercept him and made contact just south of Grenoble on 7 March 1815 - dismounted his horse and, when he was within gunshot range, shouted to the soldiers, “Here I am. Kill your Emperor, if you wish”. ​

Question 6

What did soldiers respond with?

Answer 6

“Vive L’Empereur!” ​

Question 7

What happened to Louis XVIII?

Answer 7

fled to Belgium after realizing he had little political support. ​

Question 8

What did the British do?

Answer 8

13 March, the powers at the Congress of Vienna declared Napoleon an outlaw. Four days later, Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia each pledged to put 150,000 men into the field to end his rule

Question 9

How long did Napoleon govern for?

Answer 9

a period now called the Hundred Days

Question 10

How many armed forces did he have available to him?

Answer 10

reached 200,000,

Question 11

What did Napoleon decide to do with these forces?

Answer 11

offensive to attempt to drive a wedge between the oncoming British and Prussian armies. ​

Question 12

What was the attack on Hougoumont farm?

Answer 12

began at 11:30 AM and was led by Bauduin’s brigade and the farm was defended by 4 light groups of Nassau troops and Hanoverian Jager troops.​

Question 13

What was the attack repelled by?

Answer 13

artillery fire which forced Napoleon to send in more light infantry

Question 14

When did French take the farmhouse?

Answer 14

after the KGL (Kings German Legion) retreated as they ran out of ammunition

Question 15

When was the Battle of Waterloo?

Answer 15

18th June 1815

Question 16

Who led the British forces?

Answer 16

British Duke of Wellington

Question 17

What delayed the battle?

Answer 17

a night of rain, the ground sodden and deep in mud. This could help stall any French attack. It could give the Prussians time to arrive to help Wellington

Question 18

What did the rain slow Napoleon in doing?

Answer 18

takes Napoleon much longer than expected to get his cannons into position

Question 19

What does Napoleon do in the meantime of the canons?

Answer 19

holds a grand parade of his army to intimidate the British/Allied army opposite

Question 20

What did the British do at 2pm?

Answer 20

British throw back the French attack with a fearsome cavalry charge. They sweep up over the ridge unexpectedly and before the French can form square the attacking troops are cut down and sent fleeing.​

Question 21

By 2;30, how were British troops looking?

Answer 21

Wellington is left with very little cavalry to rely upon - The horses are exhausted

Question 22

When did the Prussian army come?

Answer 22

3:30 - If they get to the battle on time they will be able to attack Napoleon from the side and rear.

Question 23

How does Napoleon respond to the sight of the Prussians?

Answer 23

Napoleon peels off troops to face the threat. ​

Question 24

What do the Prussians do?

Answer 24

6pm: The Prussian army arrives and attacks the French right flank.

Question 25

When does the French army flee?

Answer 25

8pm: The British Guards stand firm in the centre and fire point blank volleys into the attacking French. The French army crumbles under combined attack from the British and Prussians. Napoleon, retreats from the battlefield and his army flees. ​

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Question 26

What did Napoleon realise on his return to France?

Answer 26

both the legislature and the people had turned against him - he abdicated on 22 June in favour of his son. ​

Question 27

What did Napoleon realise on his return to France?

Answer 27

both the legislature and the people had turned against him - he abdicated on 22 June in favour of his son. ​

Question 28

What did coalition forces intend?

Answer 28

restoring Louis XVIII to the French throne

Question 29

Why did Napoleon flee to Rochefort?

Answer 29

Napoleon heard that Prussian troops had orders to capture him dead or alive

Question 30

What were British ships doing?

Answer 30

blocking every port

Question 31

When did Napoleon surrender?

Answer 31

to Captain Frederick Maitland on HMS Bellerophon on 15 July 1815.

Question 32

Where was Napoleon kept?

Answer 32

on the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean

Question 33

Did Napoleon attempt to escape?

Answer 33

No

Question 34

When did Napoleon die?

Answer 34

He died on 5 May 1821, after confession

Question 35

What were his last words?

Answer 35

“France, the army, head of the army, Joséphine”