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The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
1789 – 1792: The Revolution goes to war
1789 – 1791
The French Revolution
April to August 1792
France declares war
1792 – 1797: The War of the First Coalition
Battle of Valmy, 1792
August to 20 September 1792
The Prussian invasion
20 September 1792, morning
The cannonade
20 September 1792, afternoon
The Prussian advance halts
27 October to 2 December 1792
Jemappes and the conquest of Belgium
1793
The First Coalition and the Terror
Siege of Toulon, 1793
June to September 1793
Toulon goes over to the Allies
October to 30 November 1793
Bonaparte's batteries
17 to 18 December 1793
The storming of Fort Mulgrave
18 to 19 December 1793
The Allies leave Toulon
June 1794 to January 1795
Fleurus and the Low Countries
April to November 1795
The Peace of Basel and the Directory
March to May 1796
The Army of Italy
Battle of Arcole, 1796
June to 14 November 1796
Mantua and the Austrian relief armies
15 November 1796
The first day at the bridge
16 November 1796
The second day on the dikes
17 November 1796
Arcole falls
Battle of Rivoli, 1797
January 1797
The fourth relief of Mantua
14 January 1797, morning
Joubert holds the heights
14 January 1797, late morning
The fight at the gorge
14 January 1797, afternoon
Lusignan's column
15 to 16 January 1797
La Favorita
February to October 1797
Leoben and Campo Formio
1798 – 1801: Egypt and Syria
May to July 1798
The expedition to Egypt
Battle of the Pyramids, 1798
2 to 20 July 1798
The march on Cairo
21 July 1798, afternoon
The squares and the Mamluk charge
21 July 1798, evening
The storming of Embabeh
Battle of the Nile, 1798
May to 1 August 1798
Nelson’s search for the French fleet
1 August 1798, 18:00 to 19:30
Round the head of the French line
1 August 1798, 19:30 to 22:00
The loss of L’Orient
2 and 3 August 1798
Villeneuve escapes
Siege of Acre, 1799
October 1798 to March 1799
The Syrian campaign
20 March to April 1799
The siege lines
May 1799
The breach
20 May to 14 June 1799
The retreat to Egypt
July 1799 to September 1801
Abukir and the end in Egypt
1798 – 1802: The War of the Second Coalition
1798 – 1799
The Second Coalition
October to December 1799
Brumaire
Battle of Marengo, 1800
April to 13 June 1800
Across the Great St Bernard
14 June 1800, morning
The Austrian attack on the Fontanone
14 June 1800, afternoon
The French give way
14 June 1800, evening
Desaix and Kellermann
Battle of Hohenlinden, 1800
April to 2 December 1800
The Rhine and the Inn
3 December 1800, morning
Out of the forest
3 December 1800, midday and afternoon
Richepanse in the Austrian rear
1801 – 1802
Lunéville, Copenhagen and Amiens
1803 – 1805: The Empire and the Third Coalition
May 1803 to August 1805
War with Britain and the Empire
Ulm campaign, 1805
August to 10 October 1805
From the Channel to the Danube
11 October 1805
Haslach-Jungingen
14 October 1805
Ney crosses at Elchingen
15 to 20 October 1805
Mack surrenders at Ulm
Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
March to 20 October 1805
The combined fleet
21 October 1805, morning
The approach
21 October 1805, noon
Breaking the line
21 October 1805, afternoon
The mêlée
Battle of Austerlitz, 1805
Late October to 1 December 1805
Vienna and Moravia
2 December 1805, dawn
The morning of 2 December
2 December 1805, 8 to 9 a.m.
Telnitz and Sokolnitz
2 December 1805, 9 to 11 a.m.
Soult takes the Pratzen
2 December 1805, late morning
The Guards and the northern flank
2 December 1805, afternoon
The allied left breaks
December 1805 to August 1806
Pressburg and the Confederation of the Rhine
1806 – 1807: The War of the Fourth Coalition
August to 10 October 1806
Prussia goes to war
Battles of Jena and Auerstedt, 1806
11 to 13 October 1806
The armies meet on the Saale
14 October 1806, 6 to 10 a.m.
Lannes attacks in the fog
14 October 1806, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ney at Vierzehnheiligen
14 October 1806, afternoon
The Prussian line breaks
13 to 14 October 1806
Davout on the road to Kösen
14 October 1806, 7 to 10 a.m.
Hassenhausen
14 October 1806, 10.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Davout counterattacks
15 October to 21 November 1806
Berlin and the Continental System
Battle of Eylau, 1807
November 1806 to 7 February 1807
Into Poland and East Prussia
7 February 1807
The fight for the town
8 February 1807, morning
Augereau in the snowstorm
8 February 1807, midday
Murat’s charge
8 February 1807, afternoon and evening
Davout, L’Estocq and Ney
Battle of Friedland, 1807
February to 13 June 1807
Danzig and Heilsberg
14 June 1807, morning to noon
Lannes holds
14 June 1807, 5 p.m.
Ney attacks the Russian left
14 June 1807, evening
Driven into the Alle
June to July 1807
Tilsit
1807 – 1814: The Peninsular War
October 1807 to June 1808
Portugal and Spain
Battle of Bailén, 1808
June to 18 July 1808
Dupont in Andalusia
19 July 1808, dawn to 10 am
Dupont attacks
19 July 1808, 10 am to noon
Dupont surrounded
19 July 1808, afternoon
Vedel’s attack and the surrender
August 1808
Vimeiro and Cintra
November 1808 to January 1809
Napoleon in Spain and the retreat to Corunna
Battle of Talavera, 1809
March to 26 July 1809
Porto and the advance up the Tagus
27 July 1809, evening and night
Night attack on the Medellín
28 July 1809, dawn
Ruffin’s second attack
28 July 1809, afternoon
The attack on the centre
28 July 1809, evening
The charge in the valley
1810 – 1811
Bussaco and the Lines of Torres Vedras
Battle of Salamanca, 1812
January to 21 July 1812
Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz and the Douro
22 July 1812, morning to afternoon
Marmont’s march to the west
22 July 1812, late afternoon
The French left destroyed
22 July 1812, evening
Clauzel’s counterattack
22 July 1812, dusk
Ferey’s rearguard
Battle of Vitoria, 1813
August 1812 to 20 June 1813
Burgos and the advance of 1813
21 June 1813, morning
Hill at La Puebla
21 June 1813, noon to afternoon
Graham arrives, Arinez falls
21 June 1813, evening
The rout
July 1813 to April 1814
Into France
1809: The War of the Fifth Coalition
April to May 1809
Austria attacks
Battle of Aspern-Essling, 1809
13 to 21 May 1809
Crossing the Danube
21 May 1809
The first day
22 May 1809, morning
Lannes attacks the centre
22 May 1809, afternoon
Essling and the retreat
Battle of Wagram, 1809
23 May to 5 July 1809
Lobau island
5 July 1809, evening
The evening attacks
6 July 1809, 4 to 10 am
Aderklaa
6 July 1809, 11 am to 1 pm
The grand battery
6 July 1809, afternoon
MacDonald’s column
July 1809 to 1811
Schönbrunn and the Empire at its height
1812: The invasion of Russia
June to July 1812
Crossing the Niemen
August 1812
Smolensk
Battle of Borodino, 1812
24 August to 6 September 1812
The road to Moscow
7 September 1812, 6 to 11:30 am
The flèches
7 September 1812, about 9 am to 2 pm
The great redoubt and Uvarov’s raid
7 September 1812, 2 to 6 pm
The fall of the great redoubt
September to November 1812
Moscow and the retreat
Battle of the Berezina, 1812
9 to 25 November 1812
Krasnoi and the Berezina
26 – 27 November 1812
The bridges at Studienka
28 November 1812
Battle on both banks
29 November 1812
The bridges burn
December 1812 to January 1813
The end of the Grande Armée
1813 – 1814: The War of the Sixth Coalition
March to June 1813
Lützen and Bautzen
June to September 1813
The armistice and Dresden
Battle of Leipzig, 1813
September to 15 October 1813
The armies close on Leipzig
16 October 1813
The first day: Wachau and Möckern
17 – 18 October 1813
The allies close the ring
19 October 1813
The retreat over the Elster
January to March 1814
The campaign of France
March to May 1814
Paris and the abdication
1815: The Hundred Days
February to May 1815
The return from Elba
Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras, 1815
15 June 1815
The armies in Belgium
16 June 1815, 14:30 to 19:00
Ligny: the fight for the villages
16 June 1815, 19:00 to 22:00
Ligny: the Guard breaks the centre
15 – 16 June 1815
Ney at Quatre Bras
16 June 1815, 14:00 to 16:30
Quatre Bras: Ney attacks
16 June 1815, 17:00 to 21:00
Quatre Bras: Wellington holds the crossroads
Battle of Waterloo, 1815
17 June 1815
The retreat to Waterloo and Wavre
18 June 1815, morning to 13:00
The attack on Hougoumont
18 June 1815, 13:00 to 15:00
D’Erlon’s attack and the heavy cavalry
18 June 1815, 16:00 to 18:00
The cavalry charges and La Haye Sainte
18 June 1815, 18:00 to 21:00
Plancenoit and the Imperial Guard
June to December 1815
The second abdication
1815 – 1821: Epilogue
1814 – 1821
The Congress of Vienna and Saint Helena
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