The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) comprised a succession of armed conflicts involving shifting European coalitions opposing France under Napoleon Bonaparte. These conflicts emerged from the revolutionary upheaval of the 1790s and resulted in French territorial dominance across Continental Europe, encompassing seven distinct campaigns categorized as the Third through Seventh Coalitions, alongside the Peninsular War and the French invasion of Russia.
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YearThe wars began in 1803; event-year records the start. Event DateThe wars ran from 18 May 1803 to 20 November 1815; event-date records the start. LocationGlobal (primarily Europe) 1 Connections
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British commander opposing Napoleon; also led British-led forces to victory at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813 during the Peninsular War, part of the same wars.
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a succession of armed conflicts involving shifting European coalitions opposing France under Napoleon
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18 May 1803 - 20 November 1815
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18 May 1803
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Global (primarily Europe)
The Napoleonic Wars: Event Type
The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) comprised a succession of armed conflicts involving shifting European coalitions opposing France under Napoleon Bonaparte.
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The European total may have reached 5,000,000 military deaths, including disease.
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The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republ
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The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803-1804) under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire (1804-1815) under the Emperor of the French, Napoleon.
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During the Hundred Days campaign in 1815, Wellington commanded another British-led army which, together with a Prussian army under Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
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