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/
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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
Death Toll Min Conflict Type Napoleonic Wars
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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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---- Total: 1,800,000+ military dead
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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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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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it was the bloodiest single day of the Napoleonic Wars
Wikipedia: Baker rifle
WikipediaAssociated With: Baker Rifle, Use section
During the Napoleonic Wars the Baker was reported to be effective at long range due to its accuracy and dependability under battlefield conditions.
Uses: Baker Rifle, Infobox: wars
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However, during the Napoleonic Wars, lancers were to be seen in many of the combatant nations as their value in shock tactics became clear.
Wikipedia: Sabre
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Wikipedia: Carronade
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Wikipedia: Charleville Musket
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French and Indian Wars, Chickasaw Wars, Austrian War of Succession, Jacobite rising of 1745, Karnatic Wars, Seven Years' War, Larache expedition, American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, Cochinchina campaign, American Civil War, Garnier Expedition, Tonkin campaign
Wikipedia: Musket Model 1777
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American War of Independence, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, Coalition Wars, United Irishmen Rebellion, Napoleonic Wars, Emmet's Insurrection, Siege of Santo Domingo of 1805, War of 1812, Greek War of Independence, Franco-Trarzan War of 1825, French conquest of Algeria, First Franco-Mexican War, Franco-Moroccan War, French-Tahitian War, American Civil War
Wikipedia: M1752 Musket
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Indian Wars, Seven Years' War, Anglo-Spanish War, Invasion of Portugal, Twenty Years' War, American Revolutionary war, Spanish-Portuguese War, Haitian Revolution, French Revolutionary Wars, War of the Pyrenees, Anglo-Spanish War, War of the Oranges, Saint-Domingue expedition, Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular War, Bolivian War of Independence, Venezuelan War of Independence, Argentine War of Independence, Mexican War of Independence, Chilean War of Independence, Spanish reconquest of New Granada, Ecuadorian War of Independence, Spanish reconquest attempts in Mexico, French invasion of Spain, Portuguese Civil War, First Carlist War, Mexican-American War, Second Carlist War, Cochinchina Campaign, Hispano-Moroccan War, Dominican Restoration War, Chincha Islands War, Ten Years' War
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.
Wikipedia: Gribeauval system
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