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When did the Napoleonic Wars start and end?
Napoleonic Wars
| Date | 18 May 1803 – 20 November 1815 (12 years, 5 months and 4 weeks) |
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| Location | Atlantic Ocean, Caucasus, Europe, French Guiana, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, North America, North Sea, Río de la Plata, West Indies |
| Result | Coalition victory Congress of Vienna show Full results |
Why did Napoleonic Wars start?
The Napoleonic Wars were wars which were fought during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte over France. They started after the French Revolution ended and Napoleon Bonaparte became powerful in France in November 1799. The French became powerful very fast, and conquered most of Europe. The French then lost quickly.
What years did the Napoleonic Wars take place?
The Napoleonic Wars (1800–15) were a continuation of the French Revolutionary Wars (1792–99), and together they represented 23 years of nearly uninterrupted conflict in Europe.
What happened during the Napoleonic Wars?
Napoleonic Wars and the United States, 1803–1815. The Napoleonic Wars continued the Wars of the French Revolution. Great Britain and France fought for European supremacy, and treated weaker powers heavy-handedly. Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in 1799 after overthrowing the French revolutionary government.
How many people died in the Napoleonic Wars?
Civilian deaths are impossible to accurately estimate. While military deaths are invariably put at between 2.5 million and 3.5 million, civilian death tolls vary from 750,000 to 3 million. Thus estimates of total dead, both military and civilian, range from 3,250,000 to 6,500,000.
Why did Napoleon lose the Napoleonic Wars?
The adverse environmental conditions, the weak state of his army, the incompetence of his officers, and the superior tactics of his enemies all forced Napoleon to wage war from a disadvantageous position and eventually led to his demise.
How many people died as a result of the Napoleonic Wars?
Total combat deaths probably ran between 2.5 million and 3.5 million. Civilian deaths were substantial as well, but the range of estimates is far wider, from 750,000 to three million.
How many Brits died in Napoleonic Wars?
Total: 92,386. British Army, 1804–1815: killed in action: 25,569. wounds, accidents, disease: 193,851.
How many French died during Napoleonic Wars?
Today, it is generally estimated that 600,000 to 1.3 million French perished during the military campaigns between 1792 and 1815, 70 to 75% of which for the wars of the Empire (1805-1815), in other words, between 400,000 and one million.