Meaning of Napoléonic Wars | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The series of wars (1803–1815) between France (ruled by Napoleon) and other European countries.
   plural, plural-only
2. Alternative spelling of Napoleonic Wars.
   alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
3. The entire series of wars (1792–1815) between France and other European countries between the French Revolution and the fall of Napoleon.
   broadly, plural, plural-only

Examples

“A cockpit, which was still used for cock-fighting during the Napoleonic Wars, used to occupy the site of the vicarage.”

“By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon.”

“The politicization of U.S. interests in Latin America began to take clearer form as a consequence of the Napoléonic Wars.”

“What Napoléon did not understand was the importance of controlling the seas. Thus, his fortunes began to shift after Lord Nelson’s great naval triumph over the French at Trafalgar, off Cádiz, Spain, in October 1805. From this point forward, Britain ruled the seas, but while the victory was a turning point in the Napoléonic Wars, Napoléon’s defeat on land took several years more.”

“The German states of the 19th century saw the battle of Leipzig as the most important victory of the Napoléonic Wars. It became a symbol of German military virtue. The battle of Leipzig was called the ‘Battle of Nations’. It was the largest battle of the Napoléonic Wars, and the Germans viewed Leipzig as the most significant victory to the end of Napoléon’s empire.”

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