Which battle in 1815 led to Napoleon's ultimate defeat by Anglo and Prussian forces?

Which battle in 1815 led to Napoleon's ultimate defeat by Anglo and Prussian forces?

• A. Battle of Waterloo
• B. Battle of Trafalgar
• C. Battle of Leipzig
• D. Battle of Austerlitz

Answer: (A)

The key idea is identifying the final, decisive defeat of Napoleon by the coalition forces of Britain (Anglo) and Prussia in 1815. At Waterloo, near Brussels, Napoleon’s French army faced a combined Allied force led by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field Marshal Blücher. The victory stopped Napoleon’s return to power after the Hundred Days and forced his second abdication, leading to his exile on Saint Helena and the end of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. The other battles happened in different years or contexts—Trafalgar was a 1805 naval battle, Austerlitz was a 1805 land battle, and Leipzig occurred in 1813—so they don’t fit the specific 1815, Anglo-Prussian defeat scenario.

The key idea is identifying the final, decisive defeat of Napoleon by the coalition forces of Britain (Anglo) and Prussia in 1815. At Waterloo, near Brussels, Napoleon’s French army faced a combined Allied force led by the Duke of Wellington and Prussian Field Marshal Blücher. The victory stopped Napoleon’s return to power after the Hundred Days and forced his second abdication, leading to his exile on Saint Helena and the end of the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. The other battles happened in different years or contexts—Trafalgar was a 1805 naval battle, Austerlitz was a 1805 land battle, and Leipzig occurred in 1813—so they don’t fit the specific 1815, Anglo-Prussian defeat scenario.