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"On s’engage, et aprés on voit."
One engages [with
the enemy] and then one sees.
Napoleon's version of Shoot
First, Ask Later.
Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815
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When Did the
Napoleonic Wars Begin?
Some say the
Napoleonic Wars already started in 1799 when
Napoleon became
First Consul of France and the
French Revolution ended.
Others say the Napoleonic Wars
started in 1800.
Here, we take May 16, 1803 as the starting
point of the Napoleonic Wars, because on that day Britain officially
cancelled the
Treaty of
Amiens by declaring war on France.
Go here for the
French Revolutionary Wars that
immediately preceded the Napoleonic Wars.
Image Above
Quote: We engage and then we'll see.
Napoleon describing the habitual mode of warfare, in Caulincourt
Conversations with Napoleon
Drawing by Matthieu Ignace van Bree,
1804 or 1805.
Louvre
When Did the
Napoleonic Wars End?
On the battlefield, the Napoleonic Wars ended on June 19, 1815, at
Wavre, today's Belgium.
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On paper, the Napoleonic Wars ended on
November 20, 1815, with the
Second
Peace of Paris.
For more detail see the
Conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars
And here is Brussels, Waterloo, and Wavre on a map
Map of the Waterloo Campaign 1815
Click to enlarge
The Chapters of the
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars can be split
into the following chapters:
War with Britain
1803 - 1814
War of the Third Coalition
1805
War of the Fourth Coalition
1806 -
1807
Peninsular War
1808 - 1814
Austrian War
1809
Russian Campaign
1812
War of Liberation
1813 - 1814
The
Hundred Days
1815
Check here for the various
Coalitions
that were formed to fight against France.
Major Battles and Events of the
Napoleonic Wars
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or Event |
Part of
the... |
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September 21 - October 20,
1805 |
Battle of
Ulm |
War of the
Third Coalition |
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October 21, 1805 |
Battle
of Trafalgar |
War with Britain |
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December 2, 1805 |
Battle of Austerlitz
also called
Battle of the Three Emperors |
War of the
Third Coalition |
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October 14, 1806 |
Battle of Jena
also called Battle of Jena-Auerstädt |
War of
the Fourth Coalition |
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November 6, 1806 |
Battle
of Lubeck |
War of
the Fourth Coalition |
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February 7-8, 1807 |
Battle of Eylau |
War of
the Fourth Coalition |
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June 14, 1807 |
Battle
of Friedland |
War of
the Fourth Coalition |
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July 7 and 9, 1807 |
Treaties of Tilsit |
War of
the Fourth Coalition |
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January 16, 1809 |
Battle of
La Coruña
(also
called:
Battle of Corunna) |
Peninsular War |
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May 21-22, 1809 |
Battle of Aspern-Essling |
Austrian War |
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July 27-28, 1809 |
Battle of Talavera |
Peninsular War |
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July 5-6, 1809 |
Battle of Wagram |
Austrian War |
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Europe 1810: Napoleon at the
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October 14, 1809 |
Treaty of Schönbrunn |
Austrian War |
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September 27, 1810 |
Battle of Buçaco |
Peninsular War |
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May 5, 1811 |
Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro |
Peninsular War |
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September 7, 1812 |
Battle of Borodino |
Russian Campaign |
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August 26-27, 1813 |
Battle of
Dresden |
War of Liberation |
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October 16 - 19, 1813 |
Battle of Leipzig
also called Battle of the Nations |
War of Liberation |
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May 4, 1814 |
Napoleon arrives at Elba |
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May 30, 1814 |
First Treaty of Paris |
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September 18, 1814 - June
9, 1815 |
Congress of Vienna |
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March 20, 1815 |
Napoleon back in Paris |
The Hundred Days
begin |
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June 16, 1815 |
Battle of Ligny
Napoleon defeats the Prussians |
The Hundred Days |
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Battles of Ligny and Quatre-Bras |
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June 16, 1815 |
Battle of Quatre-Bras
Draw |
The Hundred Days |
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June 18, 1815 |
Battle of
Waterloo |
The Hundred Days |
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June 18-19, 1815 |
Battle of
Wavre |
The Hundred Days |
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Battle of Wavre |
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July 8, 1815 |
French
King
Louis XVIII back in Paris |
End of
The Hundred Days |
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October 15, 1815 |
Napoleon arrives at St.
Helena |
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November 20, 1815 |
Second Treaty of Paris |
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The
Conclusion of the
Napoleonic Wars
After Napoleon had been taken care of
and shipped into exile on Elba, where he arrived on May 4, 1814, a
peace treaty was signed at Paris on May 30, 1814 (later
First
Peace of Paris). This peace treaty had concluded the
Napoleonic Wars if Napoleon had stayed put on Elba.
To negotiate the frontiers and the
political future of the continent, now that Napoleon was gone,
delegates of all European powers (except Turkey) assembled at a
congress in Vienna, Austria, which commenced on September 18, 1814.
The Congress made big eyes, when
Napoleon was back in Paris on March 20, 1815.
Eventually, Europe was reorganized according to the
Final Act of the Congress of Vienna
from June 9, 1815.
On June 18, 1815, Napoleon fought his
last battle at Waterloo.
On June 19, 1815, the Prussians
abandoned the battlefield at Wavre upon receiving the news of the
outcome at Waterloo.
On October 15, 1815, Napoleon arrived
at St. Helena, his final destination.
A
Second Peace of Paris was signed on
November 20, 1815.
More
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And here are the timelines:
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1803
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1804
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1805
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1806
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1807
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1808
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1809
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1810
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1811
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1812
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1813
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1814
Napoleonic Wars
Timeline 1815
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