Napoleon Bonaparte seizes control of the Republic…
1684 CE to 1827 CE
As a continuation of the wars sparked by the European monarchies against the French Republic, changing sets of European Coalitions declare wars on Napoleon's Empire.
His armies conquer most of continental Europe with swift victories such as the battles of Jena-Auerstadt or Austerlitz.
Members of the Bonaparte family are appointed as monarchs in some of the newly established kingdoms.
These victories lead to the worldwide expansion of French revolutionary ideals and reforms, such as the Metric system, the Napoleonic Code and the Declaration of the Rights of Man.
After the catastrophic Russian campaign, and the ensuing uprising of European monarchies against his rule, Napoleon is defeated and the Bourbon monarchy restored.
About a million Frenchmen die during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Christians, Roman Catholic
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Austria, Archduchy of
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Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
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Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
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Prussia, Kingdom of
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Britain, Kingdom of Great
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French First Republic
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France, (first) Empire of
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Austrian Empire
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France, constitutional monarchy of
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Topics
French Revolution
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French Revolutionary Wars, or “Great French War”
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Second Coalition, War of the
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French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1800
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French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1801
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French Revolutionary Wars: Campaigns of 1802
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Napoleonic Wars
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Third Coalition, War of the
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Austerlitz, Battle of
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Jena–Auerstedt, Battle of
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Fourth Coalition, War of the
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Fifth Coalition, War of the
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Sixth Coalition, War of the
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French Invasion of Russia
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