Napoleonic Era

The Napoleonic Era was one of the most dramatic and transformative periods in European history, lasting from 1799 to 1815 and reshaping the political map of an entire continent. This page brings together all of History Crunch’s Napoleonic Era articles, covering the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte, the major wars and battles of the period, the key figures involved, and the lasting legacy of the Napoleonic Wars.

Articles

Napoleonic Era

Napoleonic Era: Overview

Napoleonic Era: A Detailed Overview
- A detailed article that covers the major causes, events and history of the Napoleonic Era.

Battle of Leipzig — 'Napoleon and Józef Antoni Poniatowski at the Battle of Leipzig' by January Suchodolski. (19th century)

War of the Third Coalition — 'Napoleon Addressing the 2nd Corps of his Army at the Bridge over the Lech at Augsburg, Germany, on October 12, 1805' by Pierre-Claude Gautherot. (1808)

France Under Napoleon — "Napoleon on his Imperial Throne," an 1806 painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in full imperial regalia as Emperor of France.

Napoleon Bonaparte Russia — 'Napoleon's retreat from Moscow' by Adolph Northen. (1851)

Napoleon Bonaparte Egypt — 'Bonaparte Before the Sphinx' by Jean-Léon Gérôme. (1886)

Background and context

Europe Before the Napoleonic Era
French Revolution
Nationalism and the Napoleonic Era (coming soon)

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte
- Napoleon Bonaparte’s Rise to Power
- France Under Napoleon
- Napoleonic Code
- Continental System
- Josephine Bonaparte
- Exile of Napoleon
- Legacy of Napoleon

Napoleonic Wars

Napoleonic Wars
- Causes of the Napoleonic Wars

People of the Napoleonic Era

French
- Napoleon Bonaparte
- Josephine Bonaparte

Allied Leaders and Opponents
- Tsar Alexander I
- Horatio Nelson
- Klemens von Metternich
- Duke of Wellington (coming soon)

End of the Napoleonic Era

End of the Napoleonic Era