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Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.

Historical image related to Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon. from July 15, 1815

Napoleonic Wars

1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon

The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the First Consul followed by the First French Empire (1804–1815) under the Emperor of the French, Napoleon…
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Napoleon

French general and politician, Emperor of the French (r. 1804–1814, 1815)

Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He…
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HMS Bellerophon (1786)

74-gun Royal Navy ship of the line

HMS Bellerophon, known to sailors as the "Billy Ruffian", was a ship of the line of the Royal Navy. A third-rate of 74 guns, she was launched in 1786. Bellerophon served during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, mostly on blockades or convoy escort duties. She fought…
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