William Russell established himself as the first real war reporter. For which newspaper was he working?
  • The Morning Post
  • The Daily Mail
  • The Times
  • The Daily Telegraph
With which activity was Roger Fenton associated during the Crimea campaign?
  • Journalism
  • Telegraphic communication
  • Photography
  • Railway transport
Which long campaign was finally brought to an end by the events at Waterloo in 1815?
  • The Napoleonic Wars
  • The Peninsular War
  • The French Revolutionary Wars
  • The Anglo-French Wars
What was the principal cause of death among British troops during the Crimean campaign?
  • Wounds caused by enemy action
  • "Friendly fire"
  • Accidents
  • Diseases like cholera, typhus, typhoid and dysentery
Which half-Jamaican, half-Scottish woman served as a nurse during the Crimean War, and was named "Greatest Black Briton" in 2004?
  • Mary Seacole
  • Norah David
  • Coretta King
  • Carol Zephaniah
Following the deficiencies shown in the Crimea the British army was reformed by Army Minister Cardwell. Which one of the following changes appeared among his reforms in the 1870's?
  • Peacetime conscription
  • Abolition of the sale of officers' commissions
  • The introduction of a standing army
  • Insurance against battle wounds
Which battle during the Crimean War featured the "Charge of the Light Brigade"?
  • Sevastopol
  • Balaclava
  • Inkerman
  • The Alma
Which British commander described the Battle of Waterloo as "the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life"?
  • Marlborough
  • Sir John Moore
  • Lord Cardigan
  • Wellington
The Battle of Dettingen (1743) during the War of the Austrian Succession was the last occasion when an English king led his troops into battle. Which king was this?
  • George I
  • George III
  • William III
  • George II
In which country was Florence Nightingale's hospital at Scutari situated?
  • The Ottoman Empire
  • Greece
  • Bulgaria
  • Russia
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