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Battle of Toulouse
The Battle of Toulouse (April 1814) was an unsatisfactory coda to Wellington’s hard-won victory in the Peninsula Campaign. In the greater scheme of things, with Napoleon about to abdicate, Toulouse proved an almost irrelevant clash of arms as the British, … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Sixth Coalition
Tagged abdication, allied army, armistice, battle, battleground, bordeaux, british commander, casualties, cavalry, clash of arms, french territory, napoleon, peninsula campaign, scheme of things, soult, toulouse, wellington, wet ground
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Battle of Wagram (July 5-6, 1809)
Following his near defeat at Aspern-Essling (May 21-22) after trying to force a crossing of the Danube, Napoleon reinforced his army and built up a large supply base on the isle of Lobau. By early July, he felt ready to … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Fifth Coalition
Tagged artillery, aspern, austria, austrian center, austrians, battle, battlefield, bridges, casualties, coalition, danube, diversionary attack, fifth, flank, grand battery, guns, major assault, massive attack, napoleon, outposts, reinforcements, Schönbrunn, treaty, wagram
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Battle of Friedland
June 14, 1807, the Battle of Friedland was fought between the French under Napoleon, and the Russians under Bennigsen. As he looked down on the town of Friedland, General Bennigsen must have been pleased. Opposing his 61,000 Russians were a … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Fourth Coalition
Tagged artillery duel, battle, battle of eylau, battle of friedland, Bennigsen, casualties, coalition, fourth, french cuirassiers, french troops, frenchmen, fresh troops, friedland, lannes, large numbers, left wing, marshal, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, prussians, russia, russians, tilsit, treaty, tsar alexander
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Battle of Eylau
The first major deadlock suffered by Napoleon, the Battle of Eylau (Feb 7-8, 1807) was fought around the East Prussian town of Eylau (modern Bagrationovsk, Russia). Seeking to follow up his victories in the fall of 1806, Napoleon pressed east … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Fourth Coalition
Tagged battle, battle of eylau, Bennigsen, brienne, cavalry charges, coalition, david chandler, deadlock, east prussian, eylau, fourth, frontal assault, grenadiers, joachim murat, marshal, military historian, murat, napoleon, pierre augereau, prussians, reinforcements, russia, russian army, russian artillery, russian attack, russian enemy, russians, vii corps, winter offensive
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Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz (or Battle of the Three Emperors), 2 December 1805, was regarded by many (including the Emperor himself) as the most brilliant victory of Napoleon and the Grande Armée. On the eve of the battle, Napoleon’s appeared … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Third Coalition
Tagged allied leaders, austerlitz, austria, battle, battle of austerlitz, bivouac, brilliant victory, brother joseph, campaign, coalition, defensive position, french right, grande armée, gray fog, heights, napoleon, Pratzen, pressburg, russia, saint hilaire, surprise attack, third, v corps, vandamme
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War of the Second Coalition
The War of the Second Coalition lasted between 1799-1801 and comprised Turkey, England, Austria, Russia and was the second attempt by European monarchs, led by Austria and Russia, to contain or eliminate Revolutionary France. They formed a new alliance and … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Second Coalition
Tagged austria, austrian army, baltic, battle, battle of marengo, bonaparte, coalition, consul, diplomacy, duke of york, England, european armies, european monarchs, french state, gernamy, helvetian republic, hohenlinden, italy, luneville, marengo, napoleon, new alliance, preliminaries, pronged attack, revolt, revolutionary france, rhine, russia, russian army, second
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Battle of the Pyramids
‘Soldiers, forty centuries look down upon you,’ General Napoleon Bonaparte told his staff. It was 3 p.m. on July 21, 1798, and he was referring to the Pyramids, standing tall and clear some 10 miles away, west of the Nile … Continue reading
Posted in Egyptian Campaign, Historical Timeline Details
Tagged antiquity, arabs, architectural wonders, artillery fire, battle, byzantines, cavalry, egypt, egyptian capital, egyptian landscape, european army, french infantry, french losses, general, mamelukes, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, pyramids
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Egyptian Campaign
Napoleon in Egypt The Egyptian Campaign (1798–1801) was Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in “The Orient” to protect French trade interests and undermine Britain’s access to India. It was the main aim of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798, a series of naval … Continue reading
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Tagged aboukir, acre, alexandria, battle, battle of the nile, cairo, conflict in europe, Directory, egypt, egyptian campaign, egyptian expedition, England, french attempt, french fleet, french force, french revolution, french trade, french troops, general, mamelukes, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, napoleon in egypt, naval engagements, rosetta, rosetta stone, trade interests
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