Battles!

[Sweetpea]

ONE ANSWER PER DAY PLEASE!

1. Scenes from which battle were the first to appear on a British commemorative postage stamp? - Battle of Britain - Kels97

2. Which was the final battle in the Wars of the Roses? - The Battle of Bosworth Field - poppy

3. Which was the last battle to take place on English soil? - Sedgemoor - poppy

4. The last British monarch to lead his troops into battle was George II at the battle of Dettingen. In which war did this battle take place? - The War of the Austrian Succession - emmylou

5. At which battle is it said that Nelson deliberately put his telescope to his blind eye so as to ignore an order to withdraw? - The Battle of Copenhagen - Kels97

6. Name either of the two tribes that combined to defeat General Custer's forces at the Battle of Little Big Horn? - Soiux or Cheyenne - jaysay

7. Who led the victorious armies at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314? - Robert the Bruce - jaysay

8. During which battle did the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade take place? - Battle of Balaclava - Von

9. Who led the victorious forces at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356? - Edward, The Black Prince - poppy

10. Which battle was the title of a UK number 2 hit for Lonnie Donegan in 1959? - The Battle of New Orleans - emmylou

[Kels97]

1. Battle of Britain

[poppy]

2, Bosworth Field

[emmylou]

4)the War of Austrian Succession

[jaysay]

6 Cheyenne

[emmylou]

10) the battle of new orleans

[Kels97]

5. copenhagan

[poppy]

3, sedgemoor

[jaysay]

7 Robert the Bruce

8, Balaclava