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Napoleonic Wars

1803 CE – 1815 CE

Napoleon's wars reshaped every border in Europe — from Austerlitz to the burning of Moscow to the final stand at Waterloo, no conflict before the 20th century had such a sweeping impact.

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1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon

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Conflict · Europe

Napoleonic Wars

1803 CE – 1815 CE

Napoleon's wars reshaped every border in Europe — from Austerlitz to the burning of Moscow to the final stand at Waterloo, no conflict before the 20th century had such a sweeping impact.

Standing in 1803 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Sweden Polity · Europe Founded 900 CE · attested to 2026 CE Napoleonic Wars Conflict · Europe 1803 CE – 1815 CE Plitvice Lakes Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing Giant's Causeway Landmark · Europe 3000 BCE – still standing

Around the same time

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1801 CE First Barbary War 1804 CE Russo-Persian Wars 1804 CE Fulani Jihad / Sokoto Caliphate 1805 CE Battle of Trafalgar 1805 CE Battle of Austerlitz 1807 CE Peninsular War
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