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3 giorni fa · The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of conflicts fought between the First French Empire under Napoleon (1804–1815) and a fluctuating array of European coalitions. The wars originated in political forces arising from the French Revolution (1789–1799) and from the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–1802), and produced a ...
- 18 May 1803 – 20 November 1815, (12 years, 5 months and 4 weeks)
3 giorni fa · Original Italian: Napoleone Buonaparte. Byname: the Corsican or the Little Corporal. French byname: Le Corse or Le Petit Caporal. Born: August 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica. Died: May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island (aged 51) Title / Office: emperor (1815-1815), France. emperor (1804-1814), France. Founder: Saint-Cyr. Political Affiliation: Jacobin Club.
13 ore fa · With premieres of his First and Second Symphonies in 1800 and 1803, Beethoven became regarded as one of the most important of a generation of young composers following Haydn and Mozart. But his melodies, musical development, use of modulation and texture, and characterisation of emotion all set him apart from his influences, and ...
3 giorni fa · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: May 14, 2024 • Article History. The Battle of Trafalgar. Date: October 21, 1805. Location: Atlantic Ocean. Cádiz. Strait of Gibraltar. Spain. Participants: France. Spain. United Kingdom. Context: Napoleonic Wars. Key People: Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood. Sir John Franklin.
3 giorni fa · For other uses, see George III (disambiguation). George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Great Britain and Ireland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with George as its king.
13 ore fa · In May 1803, war was declared again. Napoleon's plans to invade Britain failed due to the inferiority of his navy, and in 1805, Lord Nelson's fleet decisively defeated the French and Spanish at Trafalgar , which was the last significant naval action of the Napoleonic Wars.
3 giorni fa · Dr Kevin Linch, review of The Amiens Truce. Britain and Bonaparte, 1801–1803, (review no. 442) https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/442. Date accessed: 14 May, 2024. This book charts the ‘experimental’ peace between Britain and France in 1801–1803, often regarded as little more than an interlude in the twenty-year struggle ...
