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The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionized European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to the application of modern mass conscription. French power rose quickly, conquering most of Europe, but collapsed rapidly after France's disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France. Meanwhile the Spanish Empire began to unravel as French occupation of Spain weakened the Spanish hold over its colonies, providing an opening for nationalist revolutions in Latin America.

No consensus exists as to when the French Revolutionary Wars ended and the Napoleonic Wars began. Possible dates include November 9, 1799, when Bonaparte seized power in France;^{[citation needed]} May 18, 1803, when Britain and France ended the only period of peace in Europe between 1792 and 1814,^{[citation needed]} and December 2, 1804, when Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor.^{[citation needed]}

The Napoleonic Wars ended following Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo (18 June 1815) and the Second Treaty of Paris. Some sources (in the United Kingdom) occasionally refer to the nearly continuous period of warfare from 1792 to 1815 as the Great French War, or as the final phase of the Anglo-French Second Hundred Years' War,^[1][2][3] spanning the period 1689 to 1815.

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1. The Ultimate collection of great War DVDs July 15, 2008 War DVDs section covers the Napoleonic Era, military and war movies, and also word war II movies. The war DVDs contains hundreds of movies and documentary reviews. War DVDs also contains Great Britain wars films of all the time. War DVD films contains the struggles of the British forces before the tide turned in the conflict. Mixing black and white footage with modern-day interviews, this series of war DVDs are giving tribute to England's involvement in history's bloodiest conflict. The stories, images and tributes compiled in these films provide insight to the many contributions to war r... (read more) Author: Bob k

2. Bernard Cornwell—A Prolific writer November 28, 2007 Bernard Cornwell, who is renown for the legendary Richard Sharpe series, which is set during the Napoleonic Wars, is a inventive writer who wrote a variety of books, including novels and thrillers. He is basically a historical novelist. His books were widely appreciated by the readers as it is full of life-like narratives and detailed description about real events. His major works include the Nathaniel Starbuck Chronicles which vividly describes about about American Civil War. Another of his remarkable creation is the Warlord Trilogy,in which Bernard Cornwell talks about the Arthurian En... (read more) Author: Jacob Marshal

3. Trafalgar Square - history in the heart of London October 05, 2007 Named after the Battle of Trafalgar - a British naval victory of the Napoleonic Wars -Trafalgar Square is undoubtedly one of the most iconic and history-rich places in London. Originally the northern area of the square was the site of the King's Mews and had been since the time of Edward I, while the southern end was the original Charing Cross, where Whitehall met the Strand from the City. When George IV, the Prince Regent, decided to move the King’s Mews to Buckingham Palace in the 1820s, the original site was demolished and commissioned for redevelopment. By 1845 the present architecture... (read more) Author: Andrew Regan

4. Triage - Processing Red Grapes March 22, 2007 Wikipedia defines Triage as – The word triage is a French word meaning “sorting”, which itself is derived from the Latin tria, meaning “three”. The term literally means sorting into three categories. The word was first used by a French surgeon during the Napoleonic wars. Overwhelmed by casualties he developed a system to determine who were the most seriously injured, who needed immediate attention, who could not be helped. A system now used universally in moments of crisis. Triage is a new concept in grape processing. It does not have quite the same panache or urgency. It means the re... (read more) Author: Pierre Lafond

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