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Who commanded the army that defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?
- aThe Duke of WellingtonCorrect answer
- bAdmiral Nelson
- cSir Robert Walpole
- dOliver Cromwell
Why?
The Duke of Wellington, known as the Iron Duke, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815. Nelson had died ten years earlier at Trafalgar.
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