One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
— Napoleon Bonaparte-
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battlefield at Waterloo is small, only 3 miles east/west and 1 1/2 miles deep on which massed nearly 70,000 allies and 71,000 French troops. Wellington had chosen his ground carefully since he had seen the battlefield previously. He deployed … Continue reading
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Battle of Wavre
In the afternoon of 18 June 1815, while Napoleon Bonaparte was fighting his last battle on the fields of Waterloo, Marshal Grouchy fought Thielmann’s Prussian army corps near the village of Wavre. The victory was his, but it meant nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged 19 june, anglo dutch, army corps, davout, dutch army, field marshal, french army, french force, french troops, french victory, great disaster, grouchy, hundred days, military action, napoleon bonaparte, napoleonic wars, prussian army, prussians, thielmann, waterloo
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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
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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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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 Jena (Oct 14, 1806)
Prussia’s predicted insulting ultimatum to France as a pretext for war had been delivered, and Napoleon wasted no time in responding, launching La Grande Armée into Prussia on the day the ultimatum’s terms expired, October 8th. The quickness of the … Continue reading
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Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon had a vision of a renewed western empire for France, and his schemes included the recapture of Louisiana from Spain. Control over this vast territory would halt the westward expansion of the young United States and would supply French … Continue reading
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Siege of Acre
20 March – 21 May 1799 The Siege of Acre of 1799 was an unsuccessful French siege of the Ottoman-defended, walled city of Acre (now Akko in modern Israel) and was the turning point of Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt and … Continue reading
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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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