War of the Fourth Coalition
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The War of the Fourth Coalition was a war spanning 1806–1807 that saw a multinational coalition fight against Napoleon's French Empire, subsequently being defeated. The main coalition partners were Pr
War of the 4th Coalition
Officers of the élite Prussian Gardes du Corps, wishing to provoke war, ostentatiously sharpen their swords on the steps of the French embassy in Berlin in the autumn of 1806 (drawing by Felician Myrbach)
Queen Louise
Aftermath of the Battle of Eylau
War of the Fifth Coalition
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The War of the Fifth Coalition was a European conflict in 1809 that was part of the Napoleonic Wars and the Coalition Wars. The main conflict took place in Central Europe between the Austrian Empire o
War of the Fourth Coalition
…A joint Franco-Spanish force invaded Britain's ally Portugal, beginning the Peninsular War where Napoleon would also invade Spain as well. A further Fifth Coalition would be assembled when Austria re-joined the conflict in 1809. The Fourth Coalition (1806–1807) of Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, Saxony, and Sweden…
War of the 5th coalition
Strategic situation in Europe in February 1809
The Archduke Charles with his staff at the Battle of Aspern-Essling, 21–22 May 1809
The general situation from 17 to 19 April involved the Austrians moving towards the strategic city of Regensburg in hopes of attacking the isolated French III Corps.