Meaning | A series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815 . |
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Instance of | war, warfare | The waging of armed conflict against an enemy / enemy |
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Parts | Austerlitz, battle of Austerlitz | A decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805) |
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Borodino | Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened / weakened his army |
Hohenlinden, battle of Hohenlinden | A battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800) |
Jena, Battle of Jena | The battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively / decisively defeated the Prussians |
Marengo | A battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians |
Trafalgar, battle of Trafalgar | A naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain |
Wagram, battle of Wagram | A battle in the Napoleonic campaigns (1809) |
Waterloo, Battle of Waterloo | The battle on 18 June 1815 in which Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon |