NAPOLEONIC BATTLES by Colin Klink https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75 en-us 2023-03-20 12:32:50 UTC 2023-03-21 03:45:59 UTC hello@padlet.com The Battle of Trafalgar klinkcolin https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2523519427 The Battle of Trafalgar took place on October 21st, 1805, and was between the naval fleets of France and Spain against Britain. France and Spain had 33 ships, while Britain had 27. The French and Spanish were lead by Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve, and the British were lead by Admiral Horatio Nelson. France and Spain suffered 3,243 deaths, 2,538 injuries, and 8,000 taken prisoner. The British only suffered 446 casulties and 1,246 injuries. While the British won this battle, it didn’t prove to be one in the long run, and it also proved “...how Napoleon would still have to be uprooted within continental Europe to ensure a complete defeat.”

Watch a video about the battle here.

Source: https://www.thenapoleonicwars.net/battle-of-trafalgar


 
]]> 2023-03-20 13:05:16 UTC https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2523519427 The Battle of Friedland klinkcolin https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2524556799 The Battle of Friedland took place on June 14th, 1807, and was fought by France against Russia. The French had 66,000 men, while Russia had 84,000. France was headed by Marshall Jean Lannes, Russia by General Levin August Gottlieb Theophil (Leonty Leontyevich), Count von Bennigsen. France won the battle with only 1,500 killed and 4,000 injured. Russia was left with 25,000 killed, lost, or injured, as well as 10,000 taken prisoner. The battle took place at Friedland, known today as Pravdinsk. The victory on the French side made Alexander I accept France’s terms of the Treaty of Tilsit. This “...left Napoleon the undisputed master of western and central Europe”

Watch a video on the battle here.

Sources: 
https://www.napoleon-empire.net/en/battles/friedland.php
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Friedland-1807

]]> 2023-03-21 02:06:06 UTC https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2524556799 The Battle of Austerlitztz klinkcolin https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2524601821 The battle took place on December 2nd, 1805, had France against the Austria-Russia coalition. The French had 73,000 men. Austria-Russia coalition had 85,700. France was lead by Emperor Napoleon the First, Austria-Russia by General Mikhaïl Kutuzov. France escaped the battle with 1,500 killed and 7,000 injured. Austria-Russia was less fortunate, leaving with 16,000 men killed, lost, or injured, and 11,000 taken prisoner. This battle brought the end of what was known as the War of the Third Coalition. Austria later in the month signed the Treaty of Pressburg. The battle is often cited as “...a tactical masterpiece."

Watch a video about the battle here.

Source: 
https://www.napoleon-empire.net/en/battles/austerlitz.php

]]> 2023-03-21 02:41:32 UTC https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2524601821 The Battle of Borodino klinkcolin https://padlet.com/klinkcolin/gy2bfxws3i1c3g75/wish/2524677404 This battle took place on September 7th, 1812, in the Russian city of Borodino. It was about 130,000 French men against about 110,000-130,000 Russians. On the French side, it was lead by Emperor Napoleon the First, and by Tzar Alexander I on the Russian. In the end, there were 30,000 Frenchmen out of action, and about 40,000 Russians killed or injured. While both of the armies were badly bludgeoned, it was considered a victory for Napoleon and his army, for they took Moscow. It is known as “...the single bloodiest day of the Napoleonic Wars.” Eventually, in the same year, the Russians were able to force the French out of Russia.

Here's an animation of the battle.

Source: 
https://www.napoleon-empire.net/en/battles/borodino.php

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