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Siege of Mantua
-French siege of Austrians in Mantua, Italy
-16000 French successfully defeated and sieged a superior Austrian force
-Victory launched Napoleon to fame in France and forced Austrians into an uneasy peace -
Battle of the Nile
-Naval battle between French and British in Aboukir, Egypt.
-Horatio Nelson led the British and François-Paul Brueys d'Aigalliers led the French.
-British destroyed 15 of 17 French ships without losing a single of their own fleet and effectively ended Napoleon's Egyptian campaign by cutting off his supply lines -
Battle of Marengo
-Battle between French and Hapsburg Austrians in Piedmont, Italy
-Napoleon led the French and Michael von Melas led the Austrians
-Victory by Napoleon drove the Austrians out of Italy and consolidated Napoleon's popularity and political power -
Battle of Copenhagen
-Naval battle between the United Kingdom, led by Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, and a Danish-Norwegian fleet led by Olfert Fischer and Steen Andersen Bille
-Nelson led the main attack defeating the Danish-Norwegian fleet of the coast of Copenhagen, famously "turning a blind eye" to orders to call off the assault
-The battle ended once the Dutch flagship Dannebrog exploded, killing 250 men -
Battle of Trafalgar
-Naval battle between a combined French and Spanish fleet and the British in Cape Trafalgar, Spain
-Pierre-Charles Villeneuve commanded the French and Horatio Nelson commanded the British
-33 British ships devastated 41 French and Spanish ships, insuring British sea dominance and ending Napoleon's hopes of invading British Isles -
Battle of Austerlitz
-Fought between the French Empire and the Third Coalition of Austria and Russia in Moravia, part of the Austrian Empire in modern day Czech Republic
-Napoleon led the French, Tzar Alexander I led the Russians and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II commanded the Austrian Empire
-One of Napoleon's greatest strategic victories
-The battle forced the The Allies to sign the Treaty of Pressburg, bringing an end to the Third Coalition and the Holy Roman Empire -
Battle of Jena
-Battle between French Empire and Prussia in Jena, Germany
-Napoleon led the French, Duke of Brunswick led the Prussians
-Decisive victory for Napoleon although he mismanaged troops and strategy, owed victory to subordinate officers
-The defeat pushed the Prussians out of the war until 1812 -
Battle of Ulm
-Series of battles between French and Austrian Empires fought near Ulm, Germany
-Napoleon led French, Mack von Liebereich led Austrians
-French defeated Austrians and forced 30,000 troops to surrender.
-Battle proved Napoleon's strategical genius with his use of the turning point strategy -
Battle of Friedland
-Battle between the French and Russian Empires
-Napoleon commanded French, Levin Bennigsen commanded Russians
-Napoleon defeated Russians, ending the Fourth Coalition and forcing the Russians to sign the Treaty of Tilsit -
Battle of Wagram
-Battle between French and Austrians near Vienna, Austria
-Napoleon led the French and Archduke Charles led the Austrians
-Decisive victory for Napoleon which ended the Fifth Coalition after Austria sued for peace -
Battle of Borodino
-Fought between The French Empire and the Russian Empire during Napoleon's invasion of Russia
-Largest and bloodiest battle of Napoleon's Russian campaign with a total of 70,000 casualties combined for each side
-Napoleon engaged the Russians outside the village of Borodino and won strategically, but was unable to destroy Russian army and suffered to many casualties to pursue the retreating Russians
-Although a victory for Napoleon, the French lost many casualties and their army was crippled -
Battle of Leipzig
-Battle between French Empire and Sixth Coalition of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden
-Napoleon led French against numerous coalition leaders including Czar Alexander I of Russia
-French suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the coalition and was forced to abdicate the throne and go to exile in the island of Elba
-Largest European battle before WWI -
Battle of Waterloo
-Battle between French and the Seventh Coalition of British, Dutch, and Prussian troops at Waterloo Belgium
-Napoleon led French, Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blucher led the Coalition
-The Coalition achieves a decisive victory after Prussians arrive and break Napoleon's flank. The victory ended the war.
-Napoleon is forced into exile on the Island of St. Helena where he died in 1821
