Napoleonic warfare

Napoleonic Wars

Austerlitz

Waterloo

Top: Battle of Austerlitz
Bottom: Battle of Waterloo

Date

18 May 1803 – 20 November 1815
(12 years, 5 months and 4 weeks)

Location

Europe, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea, Río de la Plata, French Guiana, West Indies, Indian Ocean, North America, Caucasus

Result

Overall Coalition victory
Congress of Vienna

Fall of the First French Empire
Exile of Napoleon I to St. Helena
Restoration of the Bourbon monarchy
Creation of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark-Norway, establishment of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Rise of the British Empire as the dominant world superpower
Rise of Prussia as a great power
Decline of the Spanish and Portuguese empires
Widespread rise of nationalism and liberalism

Belligerents

French Empire and allies:
French Republic

First French Empire

French clients:

Batavian Republic

Commanders and leaders

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