Napoleonic Wars
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The Napoleonic Wars were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire
Left to right, top to bottom: Battles of Austerlitz, Berlin, Friedland, Aspern-Essling, Moscow, Leipzig and Paris
French victory over the Prussians at the Battle of Valmy in 1792
The Battle of Rivoli by Philippoteaux. Bonaparte defeating the Austrians at the Battle of Rivoli in 1797
The Battle of Zurich by François Bouchot. French victory over the Austrians and Russians at the Second Battle of Zürich
French Revolutionary Wars
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The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts resulting from the French Revolution that lasted from 1792 until 1802. They pitted France against Great Britain, Austria, Pru
Anonymous caricature depicting the treatment given to the Brunswick Manifesto by the French population
While the First Coalition attacked the new Republic, France faced civil war and counter-revolutionary guerrilla war. Here, several insurgents of the Chouannerie have been taken prisoner.
The battle of Fleurus, 26 June 1794