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Troop Positions at The Battle of Trafalgar

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The Battle of Trafalgar             October 21st, 1805       

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The Battle of Trafalgar             October 21st, 1805       

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Combatants: British Royal Navy, Combined fleets of the French ad Spanish Navies

Strength of Forces: British had 27 ships lined with 2,148 cannons and 17,000 crewmen; Spanish and french had 33 ships with 30,000 men and marines manning 2,632 cannon; also included five 40-gun frigates and two 18-gun brigs, all French.

Notable Leaders: Admiral Horatio Nelson and Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve

Battle Loses/Casualties: 1,500 British casualties; 14,000 Spanish and France casualties

Description/Significance: In about 5 hours of fighting the British destroyed 19 enemy ships. They won the battle but then their leader Nelson was shot in the chest and killed. This battle ended all French hope of invading Britain and guaranteed British control of the sea for the rest of the war.

Quote: Nelson’s Final worlds were, "Thank God I have done my duty." He is said to have repeated this statement until he became unable to speak.

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Troop Positions at The Battle of Austerlitz

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The Battle of Austerlitz                                       December 2nd, 1805

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The Battle of Austerlitz                                       December 2nd, 1805

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Combatants: The French Army and A combination of the Russian and Austrian Armies

Strength of Forces: Napoleon had 72,000 men and 157 guns; Allies had 85,000 soldiers and 318 guns.

Notable Leaders: Napoleon Bonaparte; General M.I. Kutuzov

Battle Losses/Casualties: French had 9,000 casualties; Allies had 15,000 casualties

Description/Significance: It was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon's greatest victories. His 68,000 troops defeated almost 90,000 Russians and Austrians. Napoleon's armies helped to sweep away the political structures of the old, aristocratic world and create the context for the rise of democracy and the equalization of society. Napoleon's armies also helped to sweep away the political structures of the old, aristocratic world and create the context for the rise of democracy and the equalization of society.

Quote: “A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost.” -Leo Tolstoy

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Troop Positions at The Battle of Borodino

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The Battle of Borodino       September 7th, 1812                   

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The Battle of Borodino       September 7th, 1812                   

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Combatants: Napoleon’s Grand Armée and the Russian Force

Strength of Forces: Napoleon’s had 130,000 troops with more than 500 guns while the Russians had 120,000 troops with more than 600 guns.

Notable Leaders: Napoleon Bonaparte and Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration

Battle Losses/Casualties: Between 75,000-80,000 casualties

Description/Significance: It proved to be one of the largest battles of the 19th century and one of the bloodiest battles in military history. Its importance in military, political, social or cultural terms is tremendous. The French suffered about 45,000 casualties and the Russians suffered about 30,000 casualties. Even though the Russian army was in bad shape, they managed to drive Napoleon out of Russia. The victory for Russia was a turning point in the campaign. This loss for Napoleon resulted in the halting of Napoleon's march across Europe, and resulting in his first exile, to the Mediterranean island of Elba.

Quote: The soldiers replied with joyful cries; they told Napoleon: “Be assured: today we have all sworn to win, and we will win.” This quote is ironic because they were so sure that they would conquer the Russian army and resulted in humiliating defeat.

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Mont-Saint-Jean, Waterloo, Kingdom of Belgium

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Troop Positions at the Battle of Waterloo

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The Battle of Waterloo                   June 18th, 1815         

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The Battle of Waterloo                   June 18th, 1815         

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Combatants: French Army; Combination of the Prussians and British Armies

Strength of Forces: 72,000 French troops with 250 guns; 68,000 Ally troops with 150 guns

Notable Leaders: Napoleon Bonaparte;  Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher

Battle Losses/Casualties: 25,000 French casualties, 23,000 Allied casualties

Description/Significance: The decisive battle of its age, it concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever. This war concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever. This war ended the First French Empire and set a chronological milestone between serial European wars and decades of relative peace, often referred to as the Pax Britannica.

Quote: “Never interrupt your enemy while he's making a mistake. That's bad manners.” - Napoleon Bonaparte

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