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  Napoleonic Wars - ninemsn Encarta
War, it is recognized, would almost certainly have characterized the first two decades of the 19th century even had he never been born, but academic historians are now all but united in underlining Napoleon's personal responsibility for the conflict.
The war, then, went on, but this was almost certainly exactly what the First Consul wanted, for, having thrown the responsibility for continuing the war on his enemies, he could now seek further victories that would augment his glory and allow him to dictate peace on his own terms.
Of these, however, the Turks took no further part in the war after the reconquest of Egypt (which had been invaded by Napoleon in 1798) in August 1801, while the Neapolitans were persuaded to sue for peace by a defeat at Siena.
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 Napoleonic Wars - Search View - MSN Encarta
The Napoleonic Wars were a continuation of the wars of the French Revolution (1789-1799), in which the Habsburgs and other dynastic rulers of Europe combined in an effort to overthrow the revolutionary government of France and restore the rule of the French monarchy.
An important consequence of this war was Napoleon's abandonment, because of the need to concentrate his resources in Europe, of his plan to establish a great French colonial empire in the region known as Louisiana in North America.
The ensuing war is known as the War of the Third Coalition.
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 Napoleonic Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
London had brought the Second Coalition together through subsidies, and Napoleon realised that without British defeat or a treaty with the UK he could not achieve a complete peace.
The Fifth Coalition (1809) of the United Kingdom and Austria against France formed as the United Kingdom engaged in the Peninsular War against France.
The War of the Fifth Coalition ended with the Treaty of Schönbrunn (October 14, 1809).
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 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
During the War of the Second Coalition, the French Republic suffered from corruption and division under the Directory.
The Fifth Coalition (1809) of the United Kingdom and Austria against France formed as the United Kingdom engaged in the Peninsular War against France.
The War of the Fifth Coalition ended with the Treaty of Schönbrunn (October 14, 1809).
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 War of the Second Coalition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After Napoleon Bonaparte mounted an expedition to Egypt and, in spite of several land victories, was unable to transport his army back by sea after the Battle of the Nile, a number of France's enemies prepared a new alliance with Britain to undo his previous conquests.
In 1800, Napoleon took personal command of the army in Italy, and eventually won a victory at the Battle of Marengo against the Austrian general Michael Melas, driving the Austrians back towards the Alps.
The subsequent Treaty of Amiens between France and Britain began the longest break in the war between France and Britain during the Napoleonic period.
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 War in Iraq - the second day of war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
A particular point of concern for the coalition air force commander is the fact that after the first 24 hours of the bombing campaign by the coalition aircraft Iraq is yet to launch a single air-to-surface missile.
Coalition aerial, electronic and satellite reconnaissance forces are being urged to determine the locations and composition of the Iraqi air defenses in the next 16 hours.
At the moment the exact coalition casualty figures are difficult to determine due to the continuing evacuation of wounded from the Fao peninsula, the Basra region, and from the battlefield 70 km from the Kuwaiti border.
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 Second Opium War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Second Opium War or Arrow War was a war of the United Kingdom and France against the Qing Dynasty of China from 1856 to 1860.
The war may be viewed as a continuation of the First Opium War (1839-1842), thus the title of the Second Opium War.
In June 1858 the first part of the war ended with the Treaty of Tianjin, to which France, Russia, and the United States were party.
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 Second Sino-Japanese War
During the second period, the Chinese army adopted the concept of "magnetic warfare" to attract advancing Japanese troops to definite points where they were subjected to ambush, flanking attacks, and encirclements in major engagements.
Although during the war the Chinese Communist forces fought as a nominal part of the NRA, the number of those on the CCP side, due to their guerrilla status, is difficult to say, though estimates place the total number of the Eighth Route Army, New Fourth Army, and irregulars in the Communist armies at 1,300,000.
Starvation came in the wake of the war, and millions were rendered homeless by floods and the unsettled conditions in many parts of the country.
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 Second World War (1940-1944)
The Japanese war against the League of Nations in 1942-44 stemmed from Japanese dissatisfaction with the restrictions allegedly placed upon Japan by League policies, and for that reason was the least bloody of the wars.
In marked contrast to the European wars, the Pacific War was conducted in humane fashion by the Empire of Japan.
The relative unpopularity of Japanese by the natives of the Anglo-Australian East Indies led to the rapid collapse of the Japanese front in the islands.
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 Second War of the Coalition, 1799-1803
When the coalition force failed in achieving its prime objective - seizing the Dutch fleet - the campaign was aborted; in the CONVENTION OF ALKMAAR Oct. 18th 1799, the withdrawal of the Anglo-Russian force was agreed upon.
Second Phase : war on the seas : MALTA surrendered to the British Sept. 5th 1800; on March 22nd 1801 the SECOND BATTLE OF ABOUKIR was fought (Napoleon's army was still trapped in Egypt).
Britain seemed intent on using the coalition wars to eliminate the fleets of potential rivals on the world's oceans; Austria and Russia wanted to crush the revolutionary armies instead.
www.zum.de /whkmla/military/napwars/coalition2.html   (789 words)

  
 Napoloen Bonaparte - Destiny and Destruction
The wars which have become known as the Napoleonic Wars were essentially a continuation of the wars resulting from the Revolution, through which the Habsburgs of Austria and other royal houses in Europe combined in an effort to overthrow the revolutionary government of France and restore the French monarchy.
A Second Coalition, consisting of Russia, Great Britain, Austria, the Kingdom of Naples, Portugal and the Ottoman Empire was formed to fight France in December 1798.
While the victors of the Fifth Coalition assembled at the Congress of Vienna to restore the monarchies Napoleon had overthrown, Napoleon escaped from Elba and landed in France, where, despite the defeats he had suffered and the staggering population losses his wars had caused, he was welcomed back.
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 Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of conflicts fought between France under the leadership of Napoleon Bonaparte and a number of European nations between 1799 and 1815.
During the Wars (for during this period the fighting was not constant) warfare was to change and move towards modern warfare leaving behind forever the idea of war as a sport of kings and moving towards the concept of Total War and the nations in arms.
As the members of the Fifth coalition decided the fate of Europe, Napoleon staged a daring return to power and tried to reverse the outcome of the war at the battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815).
www.historyofwar.org /articles/wars_napoleonic.html   (635 words)

  
 French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars occurred between the outbreak of war between the French Revolutionary government and Austria in 1792 and the Treaty of Amiens in 1802.
It is usually divided between the First Coalition (1792-1797) and the Second Coalition[?] (1798-1801), although France was at war with Britain continuously from 1793 to 1802.
Hostilities ceased with the Treaty of Amiens (1802).
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 CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
They are usually divided between the First Coalition (1792–1797) and the Second Coalition (1798–1801), although France was also at war with Great Britain continuously from 1793 to 1802.
The wars involved enormous numbers of soldiers, mainly due to the application of modern mass conscription.
A coalition of non-combatants including Prussia, Russia, Denmark, and Sweden joined to protect neutral shipping from Britain's blockade, resulting in Nelson's surprise attack on the Danish fleet in harbor at the Battle of Copenhagen.
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 A historical introduction
War of the First Coalition — Austria and Prussia are defeated by France and surrender their territory on the western bank of the Rhine river
The War of the Second Coalition is led by Austria, England, Russia against France.
War of the Third Coalition — on December 2nd 1805 Napoleon defeats the joint Russo-Austrian armed forces in the “Battle of the Three Emperors” at Austerlitz.
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 Second Coalition Against Napoleon Bonaparte : Napoleonic and Revolutionary Wars : Egyptian Campaign : Marengo : ...
Another who was sick of the war was Tsar Paul I, who gave up on being part of the coalition.
It was almost a battle of two halves as first the Austrians had the decisive edge, then the arrival of General Louis Desaix and reinforcements swung it entirely in France's favour.
The last major battle of the Second Coalition was at Hohenlinden where the Austrians again were decisively beaten.
www.napoleonguide.com /campaign_2coalit2.htm   (416 words)

  
 Second Eurasian War (Toyotomi) - Alternative History - A Wikia wiki
After the North American War, the British powers in North America came to be aligned with Japan and her allies, the North American continent enjoying a degree of unity with the recently-created League of North American States.
England declared war upon the rebel colonies, and Japan and the League of North American States declared war upon England.
The Ottoman Federation was torn by the war.
althistory.wikia.com /wiki/Second_Eurasian_War_(Toyotomi)   (489 words)

  
 The History Guy: The War List
These wars are placed in the Anglo-French category as an illustration of their placement in the pattern of wars between those two countries.
Thus, this series of wars are known as the Wars of the Coalitions.
Parts of the war saw the Muslims and Croatians cooperate against their common foe, but from 1993-1994, Bosnia saw a three-way war when the Muslims and Croats battled each other as well as fighting the Serbs.
www.historyguy.com /War_list.html   (4956 words)

  
 Second Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Iraq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Member organizations of the NJ Coalition Against War on Iraq will join with the largest national peace coalition in the nation, United for Peace and Justice, for a weekend of action marking the 2nd anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq.
The NJ Coalition Against War on Iraq, a statewide coalition co-coordinated by the Montclair-based NJ Peace Action and the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action is coordinating at least 14 events throughout New Jersey this upcoming weekend.
The NJ Coalition Against War on Iraq continues its efforts to reverse this costly mistake in Iraq and build a culture of peace.
www.peacecoalition.org /action/2005Q1/050319_2nd_anniversary_iraq_invasion.html   (648 words)

  
 SUVOROV, Aleksandr Vasilyevich
He entered the Russian army as a boy, was made a colonel in 1762 during the Seven Years’ War, and became a major general in 1768.
During the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74 Suvorov fought in the campaign of 1773–74 and he was commander of the allied Russian and Austrian armies in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–92.
In 1799, during the War of the Second Coalition against revolutionary France, Suvorov commanded the Allied forces in northern Italy.
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 Napoleonic Wars - MSN Encarta
Introduction; First Coalition; Second Coalition; Third Coalition; Confederation of the Rhine; Fourth Coalition; Anti-Napoleonic Nationalism; Defeat of Napoleon; Conclusion
Napoleonic Wars, series of wars fought between France and a number of European nations from 1799 to 1815.
In the War of the First Coalition (1793-1797), France fought against an alliance consisting of Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, Spain, the Netherlands, and the Kingdom of Sardinia.
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 Europa: The History of the White Race : Chapter 27
The wars which have become known as the Napoleonic Wars were essentially a continuation of the wars resulting from the Revolution, through which the Habsburgs of Austria and other royal houses in Europe combined in an effort to overthrow the revolutionary government of France and restore the French monarchy.
A Second Coalition, consisting of Russia, Great Britain, Austria, the kingdom of Naples, Portugal and the Ottoman Empire was formed to fight France in December 1798.
While the victors of the Fifth Coalition assembled at the Congress of Vienna to restore the monarchies Napoleon had overthrown, Napoleon escaped from Elba and landed in France, where, despite the defeats he had suffered and the staggering population losses his wars had caused, he was welcomed back.
www.fortunecity.com /victorian/fowles/500/hwr27.htm   (1941 words)

  
 NapoFrenchTimeline
War of the Second Coalition is Fought (1798-1801) —
Napoleon's defeat of the Second Coalition In 1800, Napoleon took control of the army in Italy, and won at the Battle of Morengo, against the Austrians.
Describe the happenings of the War - In this war; it was the first time that the capital was invaded and occupied.
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 Napoleon Bonaparte Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
War of the Second Coalition is fought (1798-1801)
The second coalition consisted of Britain, Austria, and Russia.
The Peninsular War was a phase of the Napoleonic Wars that were fought in the lberian Peninsula by Great Britain, Portugal, and Spanish guerillas against Napoleonic France from 1808 to 1814.
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 Second Great War - IBWiki
Great War II was essentially a German civil war that indirectly became a world war.
The Thunderstorm War - Russian invasion of Lithuania.
Both sides were tired of the war, and although the Allies were not particularly fond of Russia's SNOR regime, there had never been any direct conflict with it either, which made the alliance significantly easier to swallow for them.
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 Coalition Gulf War
During the second class period a veteran of the Gulf War will come to speak to the class about his or her experiences during the war.
In the second lecture, students will be given an overview of the events of the War from August 1990 through March 1991.
They will be expected to bring back information on 5 agents used dur-ing the Gulf War, data on the cost of such agents, and at least one reference to the use of this type of warfare agent in a past war.
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 Persian Gulf Wars — Infoplease.com
Although the war was a decisive military victory for the coalition, Kuwait and Iraq suffered enormous property damage, and Saddam Hussein was not removed from power.
Coalition peace terms were agreed to by Iraq, but every effort was made by the Iraqis to frustrate implementation of the terms, particularly UN weapons inspections.
Subsequently, much of the intelligence used to justify the war was criticized as faulty by U.S. and British investigative bodies, and the U.S.-led occupation forces struggled into 2005 with Islamic insurgencies that military and civilian planners had failed to foresee.
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 CNN.com - Tanks roll in desert as airstrikes hit cities - Mar. 21, 2003
Coalition forces took their first casualties of the campaign when a U.S. Marine CH-46 helicopter crashed in northern Kuwait early Friday morning, killing all 12 people on board -- 8 British military personnel and four American crew members, Pentagon officials said.
Among the first were U.S. Marines of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, accompanied by a thunderous aerial and artillery barrage on Iraqi positions that felt "like an earthquake," according to a New York Times reporter on the scene.
On Thursday night in Baghdad, an intense U.S. and coalition bombing attack rocked the Iraqi capital with a succession of explosions and fires that destroyed at least two buildings -- including the government facility containing the offices of Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.
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