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Hace 4 horas · Simultaneous with the Napoleonic Wars, trade disputes and British impressment of American sailors led to the War of 1812 with the United States. This was the "Second War of Independence" for the Americans, though in reality, it was never about British efforts to conquer the former colonies, but about the conquest of the Canadian colonies by the Americans. [40]
Hace 1 día · louvre.fr. The Louvre ( English: / ˈluːv ( rə )/ LOOV (-rə) ), [4] or the Louvre Museum (French: Musée du Louvre [myze dy luvʁ] ⓘ ), is a national art museum in Paris, France. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in the city's 1st arrondissement (district or ward) and home to some of the most canonical works of Western art ...
- 10 August 1793; 230 years ago
- Musée du Louvre, 75001, Paris, France
- Laurence des Cars
- 7.8 million (2022), Ranked 1st nationally, Ranked 1st globally in 2022
Hace 1 día · Consumption of Javanese opium rose in the 18th century, and after the Napoleonic Wars resulted in the British occupying Java, British merchants became the primary traders in opium. The British realised they could reduce their trade deficit with Chinese manufactories by counter-trading in narcotic opium, and therefore efforts were made to produce more opium in the Indian colonies .
Hace 1 día · During the Napoleonic Wars, Russia joined alliances with various European powers, and fought against France. The French invasion of Russia at the height of Napoleon's power in 1812 reached Moscow, but eventually failed as the obstinate resistance in combination with the bitterly cold Russian winter led to a disastrous defeat of invaders, in which the pan-European Grande Armée faced utter ...
Hace 1 día · Powerful Russians resented their privileged positions and alien ideas. The backlash was especially severe after the Napoleonic wars. It produced a powerful anti-western campaign that "led to a wholesale purge of Western specialists and their Russian followers in universities, schools, and government service".
Hace 4 horas · The Royal Netherlands Navy (Dutch: Koninklijke Marine) is the naval force of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [2] It is one of the four Netherlands Armed Forces. [3] It was founded on 8 January 1488, [4] making it the third-oldest naval force in the world . During the 17th century, the navy of the Dutch Republic (1581–1795) was one of the most ...
Hace 1 día · Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, its mainland west and south border with the North Atlantic Ocean and in ...
