Napoleonic Wars

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plural noun

the intermittent wars (1796–1815) waged by France principally against England, Prussia, Austria, and Russia.

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Words nearby Napoleonic Wars

napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon I, Napoleonic, Napoleonic Code, Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon II, Napoleon III, Napoli, nappa, nappe

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How to use Napoleonic Wars in a sentence

He went to the British Museum every day and he read books about the Napoleonic Wars.
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This condition of affairs lasted till the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Cowes was destined to become a shipbuilding port of some consequence in the days just prior to and during the Napoleonic Wars.
From the North Foreland to Penzance|Clive Holland
The Napoleonic Wars put an end to the office of doge at Genoa.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various

In more modern days its banks were the scenes of many bloody battles during the Napoleonic Wars.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9|Various
In our Napoleonic wars the favourite command alike on land and sea was, "Engage the enemy more closely."
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British Dictionary definitions for Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic Wars

pl n

the series of wars fought between France, under Napoleon Bonaparte, and (principally) Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and Austria either alone or in alliances (1799–1815)

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