Napoleonic Wars
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Napoleonic Wars
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, German History, French History, African History, Russian/Former Soviet States History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Egypt, Russia, Poland, France, Spain, Austria, Portugal
- Date: 1803-1815
Article abstract: At issue: Struggle for the Napoleonic empire. Result: Though Napoleon’s European empire was dismantled after his defeat, the military struggle between France and the European countries resulted in the spread of nationalism.
Background
Revolutionary France had been embroiled since April, 1792, in a struggle for survival against foreign threats. The French defense was strengthened by Lazare Carnot, who as the head of the military section of the Committee of Public Safety introduced mass conscription (levée en masse)....
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