The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1803 to 1815 pitting the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte against a shifting sequence of coalitions that at various times included Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia and Sweden. The wars reshaped the map of Europe repeatedly before ending with Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Estimates for total deaths across the wars, military and civilian, range from roughly 3.5 million to as high as 6 million depending on whether disease deaths and the war's exact starting date are included, and historians have not converged on one figure. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
CombatantsThe First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte against a sequence of coalitions including Britain, Austria, Russia, Prussia and Sweden 1 OutcomeCoalition victory; Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo in 1815 and the Congress of Vienna redrew the European political map 1 Classification
Conflict Type Napoleonic Wars
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Source Wikipedia: Baker rifle
Bayonet, Weapons Systems The socket bayonet, fixed to the musket, was the decisive close combat infantry weapon of the Napoleonic Wars
The short range, heavy hitting carronade armed warships on both sides of the naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars
Lancer regiments armed with the cavalry lance became a fixture of cavalry warfare during the Napoleonic Wars
The cavalry sabre was the standard edged weapon of horsemen on every side of the Napoleonic Wars
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Commanders and Forces
The Duke of Wellington commanded British and allied forces through the Peninsular War and the Waterloo campaign of the Napoleonic Wars
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Mikhail Kutuzov commanded Russian forces through the Napoleonic Wars, including the 1812 campaign that broke Napoleon's invasion of Russia
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Uses
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The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789-1799) and French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and produced a period of French domination over continental Europe.
- Led By: Napoleon Bonaparte
- Battles and Campaigns: War of the Third Coalition
- Commanders and Forces: Grande Armee
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Wikipedia: Battle of Borodino
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it was the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars
Wikipedia: Baker rifle
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During the Napoleonic Wars the Baker was reported to be effective at long range due to its accuracy and dependability under battlefield conditions.
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Wikipedia: Carronade
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Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
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Wikipedia: Musket Model 1777
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Infobox wars field lists: Napoleonic Wars
Wikipedia: M1752 Musket
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Infobox wars field lists: Napoleonic Wars
Wikipedia: Russian Navy
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Since its formation it has seen action in the Napoleonic Wars, the Crimean War, the Russo-Japanese War, the First and Second World Wars
Wikipedia: Prussian Army
Wikipedia: Spontoon
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During the Napoleonic Wars, the spontoon was used by sergeants to defend the colours of a battalion or regiment from a cavalry attack.
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