Military Quicks
We've sent our world class experts into battle to answer your military history questions.
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Why was the Battle of Waterloo such a significant event?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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How was Napoleon able to regain power following is exile to Elba?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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Did the Battle of Hastings actually take place in Hastings?
Kindly answered by Dr Harry Spillane. Harry is a professor of History at the University of Cambridge.
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What was the Norman Conquest?
Kindly answered by Dr Harry Spillane. Harry is a professor of History at the University of Cambridge.
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How did Britain prioritise which countries to colonise?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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Why was the Charge of the Light Brigade such a significant military action?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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How did Napoleon die?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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What were the main factors which led to the outbreak of the Crimean War in 1853?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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Why did the First World War break out in 1914? (WW1)
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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What role did introduction of aviation play during World War One? (WW1)
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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What was the Entente Cordial of 1904?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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What were the main events which led to the outbreak of World War One? (WW1)
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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Which people made up the military during the 19th Century?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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What is the difference between a rifle and a musket?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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What were the main considerations for creating trenches during WW1?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
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Why is the defence of Rorke’s Drift in 1879 such a significant historical event?
Kindly answered by Dr Saul Yardley. Saul is a military historian and PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge.
