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Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France.

Historical image related to Napoleonic Wars: The United Kingdom revokes the Treaty of Amiens and declares war on France. from May 18, 1803

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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Treaty of Amiens

1802 Treaty during the War of the Second Coalition

The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between France, the Spanish Empire, and the United Kingdom at the end of the War of the Second Coalition. It marked the end of the French Revolutionary Wars; after a short peace it set the stage for the Napoleonic Wars. Britain…
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