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  2. Napoleonic Wars - Wikipedia

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    Grievances over control of Poland, and Russia's withdrawal from the Continental System, led to Napoleon invading Russia in June 1812. The invasion was an unmitigated disaster for Napoleon; scorched earth tactics, desertion, French strategic failures and the onset of the Russian winter compelled Napoleon to retreat with massive losses.

  3. Battle of Aspern-Essling - Wikipedia

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    Rapp advised Mouton to disregard Napoleon's orders and launch a counterattack against the Austrian troops in Essling. The French battalions advanced, charged, repulsed and dispersed the enemy at the point of the bayonet. Rosenberg lost his nerve and fell back towards Gross-Enzersdorf. It was evident that Napoleon's position was untenable.

  4. Battle of Berezina - Wikipedia

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    Cossacks and Wittgenstein's troops closed in upon Studienka and took the stragglers on the east bank as prisoners. With the pontoon bridges gone, Wittgenstein had no means to cross the river and pursue Napoleon. On the west bank, Napoleon and his Grande Armée were on their way to Vilna. Chichagov sent Chaplits in pursuit of Napoleon but the French had destroyed three successive bridges across ...

  5. French invasion of Russia - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon's withdrawal from Russia, painting by Adolph Northen Napoleon among his retreating troops at the Berezina, painting by Albrecht Adam. Following the campaign, a saying arose that "General Winter" defeated Napoleon, alluding to the Russian Winter. Minard's map shows that the opposite is true as the French losses were highest in the ...

  6. War of the Fifth Coalition - Wikipedia

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    Fighting commenced by 3 am on 22 May, and four hours later the French had captured Aspern again. Napoleon had 71,000 men and 152 guns on the other side of the river, but the French were still outnumbered. [81] Napoleon launched a massive assault against the Austrian center designed to give enough time for the III Corps to cross and secure a ...

  7. Continental System - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Blockade (French: Blocus continental), or Continental System, was a large-scale embargo by French emperor Napoleon I against the British Empire from 21 November 1806 until 11 April 1814, during the Napoleonic Wars.

  8. Battle of Corunna - Wikipedia

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    Napoleon had attempted to speedily catch the British and force them to fight. He led the French army 200 miles (320 km) over 10 days by forced marches and in spite of winter blizzard conditions reached Astorga on 1 January with 80,000 men. [44] Napoleon manoeuvred to cut Moore off from a retreat to Portugal.

  9. Army of the Two Sicilies - Wikipedia

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    Original flag of the Army of the Two Sicilies. The Army of the Two Sicilies, also known as the Royal Army of His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (Reale esercito di Sua Maestà il Re del Regno delle Due Sicilie), the Bourbon Army (Esercito Borbonico) or the Neapolitan Army (Esercito Napoletano), was the land forces of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, whose armed forces also ...