Napoleonic Wars

The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonaparte's rule of France. They were partly an extension of conflicts sparked by the French Revolution, and continued during the regime of the First French Empire. These wars revolutionized European army and artillery systems. French power rose quickly, conquering most of Europe; the fall was also rapid, beginning with the disastrous invasion of Russia, and Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat, resulting in the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France.

See also

• British military history
• European Restoration (1815-1848)
• French Restoration (1814-1830)
• Marshal of France, for a list of Napoleon's Marshals
• Napoleonic Wars casualties
• Napoleonic Era