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The Battle of Leipzig was the bloodiest of the Napoleonic Wars, with over 400,000 rounds of artillery ammunition having been expended. [66] Casualties on both sides were astoundingly high, such that locals had difficulty disposing of the corpses, with some still visible the following year.
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of European conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions, mainly comprising Napoleon's 17 major battles as Emperor of France. The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789 ...
Haitian Revolution (21 August 1791 – 1 January 1804) War of the Pyrenees (7 March 1793 – 22 July 1795) War in the Vendée § Vendée military response (3 March 1793 – 16 July 1796) French invasion of Switzerland § Battles (28 January – 17 May 1798) Naval warfare: Naval campaigns, operations and battles of the French Revolutionary Wars.
Napoleonic tactics describe certain battlefield principles used by national armies from the late 18th century until the invention and adoption of the rifled musket in the mid 19th century. Napoleonic tactics are characterised by intense drilling of soldiers; speedy battlefield movement; combined arms assaults between infantry, cavalry, and ...
The Napoleonic era, from 1799 to 1815, was marked by Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power in France. He became Emperor in 1804 and sought to expand French influence across Europe. Major events include the Napoleonic Wars, the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, and Napoleon's exile to Elba and later to Saint Helena. His legacy shaped European politics ...
The naval campaigns, operations and battles of the Napoleonic Wars were events during the period of World-wide warfare between 1802 and 1814 that were undertaken by European powers in support of their land-based strategies. All events included in this article represent fleet actions that involved major naval commands larger than 3–4 ships of ...
Ranks of the French Imperial Army. La Grande Armée (French for 'The Grand Army'; French pronunciation: [ɡʀɑ̃d aʀme]) was the main military component of the French Imperial Army commanded by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1804 to 1808, it won a series of military victories that allowed the French Empire to ...