Napoleonic Wars

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The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major early-19th-century conflicts pitting Napoleonic France against various European coalitions, reshaping the continent’s political order and leading to Napoleon Bonaparte’s eventual defeat.


Statements (97)
Predicate Object
instanceOf European conflict
series of wars
alsoKnownAs Coalition Wars
cause French Revolutionary expansionism
Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power
conflictOf First French Empire
various European coalitions
endCause abdication of Napoleon in 1815
defeat at the Battle of Waterloo
endTime 1815
estimatedCasualties millions of military and civilian deaths
followedBy Congress of Vienna order
Pax Britannica
hasPart French invasion of Russia
Peninsular War
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Second Coalition
War of the Seventh Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
influenced European nationalism
decline of Holy Roman Empire
military tactics and strategy
keyEvent Congress of Vienna
Continental System
Hundred Days
Invasion of Russia in 1812
Treaty of Tilsit
location Atlantic Ocean
Caribbean
Europe
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Middle East
North Africa
mainBelligerent Austrian Empire
Brunswick
Confederation of the Rhine
Denmark–Norway
Duchy of Warsaw
First French Empire
Grand Duchy of Baden
Grand Duchy of Berg
Hanover
Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Italy
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Portugal
Kingdom of Prussia
Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Saxony
Kingdom of Spain
Kingdom of Sweden
Kingdom of Westphalia
Kingdom of Württemberg
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
Spanish Empire
Swiss Confederation
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
notableBattle Battle of Aspern-Essling
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Ligny
Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Salamanca
Battle of Talavera
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Wagram
Battle of Waterloo
precededBy French Revolutionary Wars
relatedTo Congress of Vienna
French Revolutionary Wars
Holy Roman Empire
Industrial Revolution
result British naval supremacy
defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte
establishment of Concert of Europe
redrawing of European borders
restoration of Bourbon monarchy in France
significantCommander Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Francis I of Austria
Frederick William III of Prussia
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Horatio Nelson
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
Mikhail Kutuzov
Napoleon Bonaparte
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
startTime 1803
timePeriod early 19th century

Referenced by (260)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
15th Hussars
15th Hussars ("Peninsular War")
1st Baron Barham
3rd British Infantry Division
Alexander Cochrane
Armies of the French Revolution and Empire
Army of the Rhine
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Quatre Bras
Battle of Vitoria
Battle of Wagram
Battle of Wavre
British Expeditionary Forces
British naval blockade of Europe
French II Corps
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross
Guillaume Tell
HMS Goliath
HMS Minotaur
Horatio Nelson
Imperial Army
Juan Ruiz de Apodaca
Polish Legions
Royal Marines
Royal Navy North America and West Indies Station
Royal Netherlands Army
Royal Scots
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Scots Guards
Sidney Smith
Thomas Foley
Waterloo Campaign
conflict
1st Infantry Regiment
Alexander I of Russia
Bourbon Spain
Charles Leclerc
Denmark–Norway
Duchy of Nassau
Duchy of Warsaw
French Empire
Georges Washington de Lafayette
Grand Duchy of Berg
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Goliath
Jacques-François Menou
John Franklin
King of Württemberg
King's Own Scottish Borderers
Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Italy (Napoleonic)
Kingdom of Sardinia
Leopold I of Belgium
Pyotr Bagration
Spanish Navy
Spartiate
Swedish Army
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
William Hobson
William I of the Netherlands ("Napoleonic Wars (as opponent of France)")
armed forces of the Habsburg Monarchy
participatedIn
Batavian army
Battle of Aspern-Essling
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Battle of Friedland
Battle of Jena–Auerstedt
Battle of Leipzig
Battle of Ligny
Battle of Orthez
Battle of Sahagún
Battle of Talavera
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Waterloo
British invasions of the Río de la Plata
Central European theatre of the Napoleonic Wars
French invasion of Russia
Hundred Days
Les Cent-Jours
Patriotic War of 1812
Treaty of Tilsit
Walcheren Campaign
War of 1812 ("Napoleonic Wars era")
War of the Fifth Coalition
War of the Fourth Coalition
War of the Sixth Coalition
War of the Third Coalition
Waterloo Campaign
partOf
André Masséna
Edward Codrington
Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
Herman Willem Daendels
James Stirling
Joachim Murat
Johannes van den Bosch
Louis Bonaparte
Mikhail Kutuzov
participantIn
British Empire
Electorate of Bavaria
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical)
French colonial empire
Military history of the United Kingdom
Papelotte farm
Spanish Army ("Peninsular War")
Spanish Empire ("Napoleonic invasion of Spain")
significantEvent
Addresses to the German Nation
La Distribution des Aigles
Memoirs of Joseph Bonaparte
Napoleon I as ruler of Parma (Napoleonic administration)
Napoleonic Italian lira
Norwegian Constitution Day
historicalContext
Baron Nelson ("Napoleonic Wars era")
Confederation of the Rhine
Embargo Act of 1807
Mutiny of Aranjuez
Order of the Crescent
Waterloo
historicalPeriod
German General Staff
Great General Staff
Italian Risorgimento
Latin American independence movements
Prussian military reforms
Simón Bolívar
influencedBy
Edward Berry
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Hougoumont farm
Lord Barham
Richard William Howard Vyse
Sir John Moore
militaryConflict
Congreve rockets
Infantry of the Line
Iron Cross
Maréchal de France
Océan
Pour le Mérite
usedInConflict
Household Cavalry
Light Dragoons ("Napoleonic Wars (through antecedent regiments)")
Royal Engineers
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Royal Regiment of Artillery
engagement
Bourbon realms
Charles IV of Spain ("Peninsular War (context of abdication)")
Charles IV of Spain
Francis I of Austria
Jérôme Bonaparte
notableEvent
Scènes de la vie militaire
The Disasters of War
The Duellists
The Second of May 1808
Time Bandits
setInPeriod
Battle of Rivoli ("Napoleonic warfare")
House of Beauharnais
King of Rome
Le Triomphe de 1810
associatedWith
British Army
French Army
Imperial Russian Army
Prussian Army
engagedIn
Age of Sail
Emperor of the French
Princess of Lucca and Piombino
associatedWithEvent
Captain Jack Aubrey
Hesse-Kassel
Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg
era
Kingdom of Naples
Kingdom of Württemberg
Prussia
event
Concert of Europe
German Confederation
Holy Alliance
foundedAfter
Georgian era
Napoleonic Wars ("Peninsular War")
Napoleonic era
hasPart
Grand Duchy of Berg
Grand Duchy of Tuscany (Napoleonic)
Kingdom of Etruria
historicalEra
Inchgarvie
Inchgarvie Castle
Inchkeith
usedDuringConflict
Bonaparte
Secretary of State for War
associatedWithConflict
Blues and Royals ("Peninsula War")
Life Guards ("Peninsula War")
battleHonoursInclude
6th Regiment of Foot
Grenadier Guards
conflictParticipatedIn
Coldstream Guards
French Navy
engagedInConflict
French Revolutionary Wars
War of the Bavarian Succession ("Napoleonic Wars (broader European power reconfiguration)")
followedBy
Congress of Vienna
Occupation of France (1815–1818)
follows
Queen’s Royal Hussars
Royal Dragoon Guards
hasBattleHonoursFrom
German mediatization
Napoleon took the Quadriga to Paris in 1806
hasCause
British Channel Fleet
Royal Navy
notableConflict
House of Hanover
House of Romanov
notableEventDuringRule
Cyfarthfa Ironworks
French Imperial Guard
peakPeriod
Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800)
relatedEvent
Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
Sir Thomas Brisbane
servedIn
Coalition Wars
alsoKnownAs
Continental System
appliedDuring
Système continental
appliesToConflict
George III of the United Kingdom
associatedEvent
Military Order of William
awardedDuring
Military William Order
awardedInConflict
Robert Ross ("Peninsular War")
battle
Alexander Column
builtToCommemorate
dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
cause
Arc de Triomphe
commemoratesEvent
Berlin Decree
conflictContext
Battle of Salamanca
conflictIn
War of the Seventh Coalition
conflictOf
Duke of Bronté
connectedTo
Continental System ("Peninsular War")
contributedTo
Holy Roman Empire
dissolutionCause
Prince-elector of Cologne
dissolvedInContextOf
Biedermeier
emergedAfter
Treaty of Paris (1815)
endedConflict
Congress Poland ("Napoleonic Wars settlement")
establishedAsResultOf
Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile
establishedDuring
Duchy of Lucca
existedAfter
Constitution Day (Norway)
hasHistoricalContext
France and Austria
historicalConflict
Coalition Wars ("Peninsular War")
includes
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
involvedIn
Napoleon Bonaparte
knownFor
HMS Victory
laterServiceConflict
Napoleon Bonaparte
leaderDuring
Kingdom of Westphalia
locatedInTime
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
mainSubject
Russian Empire
majorWar
Order of Kutuzov
namedForConflict
The Age of Revolution
notableEventCovered
Sir John Moore
notableFor
Pierre Bezukhov
participatesIn
First French Empire
partOfConflict
House of Bourbon
playedRoleIn
Treaty of Amiens
precededConflict
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
reignContext
King of Naples
relatedConflict
Proclamation of Napoleon I as Emperor of the French in 1804
relatedTo
Cossacks
roleIn
HMS Orion
servedInConflict
3rd Infantry Division
service
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
setDuring
War and Peace
settingPeriod
First Government Junta of Chile ("Napoleonic invasion of Spain")
triggeredBy
Dover Castle
usedDuring
Imperial Russian Navy
usedInWar
Marengo
war
Left Bank of the Rhine
wasOccupiedDuringConflict
North Sea–English Channel area
wasStrategicallyImportantIn
English Channel
wasStrategicIn
Northern Italy
wasTheaterOf

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