Napoleonic Wars

May 18, 1803 – November 20, 1815 · Central Europe

Result Coalition victory

Wars between Napoleon's French Empire and shifting coalitions of European powers. France dominated the continent until the failed invasion of Russia in 1812, and Napoleon was finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815.

Coalition

French Empire and allies

Other

Strength and losses

Strength
3,000,000
Deaths
1,800,000

Russian Empire Strength 712,000 · Deaths 450,000–500,000

Austrian Empire Strength 630,000

United Kingdom Strength 380,000 · Deaths 311,000

Kingdom of Prussia Strength 281,000

Spain Strength 255,000 · Deaths 300,000

Portugal Strength 50,000 · Deaths 50,000

Sweden Strength 50,000

Netherlands Strength 36,500

Deaths
1,000,000

France Strength 1,200,000 · Killed 306,000

Duchy of Warsaw Strength 180,000

Units

Battles and events 83

Key events

1801 1 event
1804 2 events
1805 10 events
1806 7 events
1807 9 events
1808 3 events
1809 9 events
1810 4 events
1811 3 events
1812 4 events
1813 13 events
1814 12 events
1815 6 events

Before and after

Followed from
French Revolutionary Wars April 20, 1792 – March 25, 1802
Led to
Mexican War of Independence September 16, 1810 – September 27, 1821
Congress of Vienna September 18, 1814 – June 9, 1815

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