Water, air, and cleanness are the chief articles in my pharmacy.
— Napoleon Bonaparte-
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Battle of Ligny
The Battle of Ligny (16 June 1815) was the last victory of the military career of Napoleon. In this battle, French troops of the Armée du Nord under Napoleon’s command, defeated a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher, near Ligny … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, The Hundred Days, War of the Seventh Coalition
Tagged battle of ligny, battle of waterloo, blind courage, bonaparte, cavalry charge, field marshal, flank attack, french troops, frontal assault, gebhard, imperial guard, initial stages, michel ney, military career, nearby villages, pivotal role, prussian army, prussians, quatre bras
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Congress of Vienna
On September 1814, the Congress of Vienna began. All the powers of Europe sent delegates to decide the issue of the day: the reorganization of the chaotic Europe Napoleon’s conquest had left behind. The Congress was a redrawing of the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Other Private & Affairs of State, The Hundred Days
Tagged aristocracy, austria, bonaparte, castlereagh, collective security, congress of vienna, democratic reforms, eminent statesman, europe today, european history, german states, grand balls, hardenberg, international summits, italian kingdom, map of europe, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic rule, napoleonic wars, old regime, political intrigue, political landscape, prince metternich of austria, prussia, russia, talleyrand
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Defence of France & Six Days Campaign (1814)
In January 1814 the French army was again on home soil after the defeats of 1812 and 1813. 73,000 men were lost as a direct result of Leipzig and Napoleon was obliged to leave another 100,000 troops in garrisons in … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Sixth Coalition
Tagged adversaries, allied troops, austrian emperor, bonaparte, coalition, conscript, conscripts, fall of paris, field armies, french army, french field, garrisons, home soil, mother russia, napoleon, northern spain, power and influence, prince eugene, prussia, prussian king, russian czar, sixth
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Battle of Hanau
The Battle of Hanau was fought on (30 – 31 October 1813) between Karl Philipp von Wrede’s Austro-Bavarian corps and Napoleon’s retreating French during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Following Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Leipzig earlier in … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Sixth Coalition
Tagged austrian troops, austro, battle of leipzig, bavaria, bavarian, bonaparte, coalition, drouot, flank, french army, french control, french soil, hanau, imperial guard, karl philipp, napoleon, napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic wars, reinforcements, sixth, tactical victory, von wrede
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Battle of Berezina
The Battle of Berezina (or Beresina) took place November 26–29, 1812 between the French army of Napoleon, withdrawing after his invasion of Russia and crossing the Berezina (near Borisov, Belarus), and the Russian armies under Mikhail Kutuzov, Peter Wittgenstein and … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Russian Campaign
Tagged 1812, beresina, berezina, bonaparte, campaign, combatants, french army, french soldiers, grande armée, heavy losses, initial advance, invasion of russia, jean baptiste, marshal, mikhail kutuzov, napoleon, numerical strength, pontoon bridge, reinforcements, russia, russian armies, waterway, west bank, wittgenstein
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Battle of Auerstadt
Although overshadowed by Napoleon’s nearby victory at Jena on the same day (Oct 14, 1806), Marshal Davout’s stunning demolition of the main Prussian army – more than twice the size of his force – at the Battle of Auerstadt, has … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Fourth Coalition
Tagged auerstadt, battle array, bayonets, blucher, bonaparte, coalition, davoust, davout, decisiveness, defile, dense fog, enemy force, ferocity, fourth, frederick william, hussars, jena, main enemy, military displays, modern history, napoleon, prussia, prussian army, prussians, william iii
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Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland
On June 5, 1806, Louis Bonaparte, Napoleon’s younger brother, was proclaimed King of Holland by Napoleon. Louis turned out to be a good king and was well thought of by the Dutch. He introduced a great administrative reorganization, instituted orders … Continue reading
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Tagged administrative reorganization, blockade, bonaparte, bonaparte napoleon, continental, continental system, dikes, duchy, dutch troops, french armies, french louis, heir, holland, king, louis, louis bonaparte, napoleon, occupied territory, orders of knighthood, secret police, two brothers
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Peace of Amiens
In 1801 both France and England desired a cessation of hostilities, especially France as it had recently concluded the Treaty of Lunéville, which meant that only Great Britain was still at war with France. Napoleon wished to end the War … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, War of the Second Coalition
Tagged amiens, belgian provinces, bonaparte, britain, ceylon, coalition, diplomatic victory, domestic matters, european continent, george iii, great, hostilities, industrial revolution, ionian islands, king of france, knights of st john, napoleon, ottoman empire, peace, peace of amiens, resumption, second, treaty, treaty of amiens
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Treaty of Lunéville
“His majesty, the emperor and the king of Hungary and Bohemia, and the first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people, having equally at heart to put an end to the miseries of war, have … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Second Italian Campaign, War of the Second Coalition
Tagged austria, austrian army, battle of hohenlinden, battle of marengo, bonaparte, coalition, consul, france, french control, french people, french republic, grand duchy, helvetic, holy roman empire, internal affairs, italy, left bank, ligurian, luneville, napoleon, second, treaty of campo formio
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Battle of Marengo
After Napoleon led his Reserve Army across the Alps with the goal of relieving the Austrian siege of Genoa, the Battle of Marengo began early on the morning of June 14, 1800, when Austrian Army troops under the command of … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Timeline Details, Second Italian Campaign, War of the Second Coalition
Tagged alps, army troops, astonishment, austria, austrian army, austrian forces, austrians, bonaparte, bridgehead, coalition, flank, french army, french attack, french cavalry, french line, general, italy, june 14, kellerman, lieutenant general michael, marengo, michael melas, murat, napoleon, northern italy, reserve army, second
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