1803 – 1815
From the renewal of war in 1803 to Waterloo in 1815, Napoleonic France and shifting coalitions fought across Europe, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean. French rule spread legal and administrative reforms alongside conscription, occupation, and extraction; resistance and coalition warfare fostered competing national movements. Napoleon abdicated in 1814, briefly returned in 1815, and was exiled after Waterloo.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
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Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
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Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
From the renewal of war in 1803 to Waterloo in 1815, Napoleonic France and shifting coalitions fought across Europe, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean. French rule spread legal and administrative reforms alongside conscription, occupation, and extraction; resistance and coalition warfare fostered competing national movements. Napoleon abdicated in 1814, briefly returned in 1815, and was exiled after Waterloo.
The Napoleonic Wars was fought from 1803 to 1815.
The Napoleonic Wars was fought between French Empire and Coalition.
An estimated 6,500,000 people died in The Napoleonic Wars, including roughly 3,500,000 military and 3,000,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Battle of Leipzig (Battle of Nations), Battle of Borodino, Battle of Wagram, and Battle of Ulm.