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Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Dürenstein: Eight thousand French troops attempt to slow the retreat of a vastly superior Russian and Austrian force.
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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…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Dürenstein
1805 battle of the Napoleonic Wars
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