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Hace 2 días · The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions. The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789–1799) and from the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), and produced a period of ...
- 18 May 1803 – 20 November 1815, (12 years, 5 months and 4 weeks)
Hace 2 días · Further wars against revolutionary and Napoleonic France from 1793 concluded in the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. In 1807, the transatlantic slave trade was banned from the British Empire. In the later part of his life, George had recurrent and eventually permanent mental illness.
- 25 October 1760 – 29 January 1820
- Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
Hace 2 días · published on 27 March 2024. The Siege of Charleston (29 March to 12 May 1780) was a major military operation during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Hoping to establish a foothold in the American South, British commander-in-chief Sir Henry Clinton led an attack on Charleston, South Carolina, capturing the city after a six-week siege.
Hace 5 días · Original Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte. Byname: the Corsican or the Little Corporal. French byname: Le Corse or Le Petit Caporal. Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica. Died: May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island (aged 51) Title / Office: emperor (1815-1815), France. emperor (1804-1814), France. Founder: Saint-Cyr.
Hace 2 días · That Napoleon made an impact on British society is hardly surprising considering the length of the wars. That he was often used by opponents of the government (radicals for the most part) in support of a reform agenda, and that he had a ‘positive’ influence on that discourse is a little more unexpected.
Hace 1 día · The best frigate captains of the age, Henry Blackwood, William Parker, Thomas Cochrane, William Hoste and Philip Broke made the best of their ships, but the ships were sufficiently well designed and built that less stellar officers had no trouble executing their duty to the satisfaction of the nation and the navy.
Hace 3 días · Starting in 1803, the Napoleonic Wars served as a testament to Napoleon's military prowess. He secured victories in the War of the Third Coalition (1803–1806, leading to the dissolution of the thousand-year-old Holy Roman Empire), the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807), and the War of the Fifth Coalition (1809).