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1800
 
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Napoleon takes a French army through the Alps before the snows have cleared, and defeats the Austrians at Marengo       
Jacques-Louis David, Bonaparte crossing Alps, 1801 (Château de Malmaison)


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1801
 
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Horatio Nelson puts his telescope to his blind eye when the signal is given to withdraw from Copenhagen harbour       
1805
 
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Horatio Nelson dies on the deck of the Victory after winning the battle of Trafalgar       
Death of Nelson, 19c print
Mary Evans Picture Library

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1805
 
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Napoleon enters Vienna and then defeats an Austrian and Russian army at Austerlitz       
1808
 
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A British army under Arthur Wellesley (later duke of Wellington) defeats the French at Vimeiro, near Lisbon       
1809
 
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Napoleon enters Vienna and defeats the Austrians in a battle at nearby Wagram       
1812
 
   
The Russian army under Marshal Kutuzov confronts the advancing French at Borodino, and though defeated makes a successful withdrawal      
1812
 
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After victory at Borodino, Napoleon enters Moscow to find the city abandoned and burning        
1813
 
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Wellington defeats Napoleon's brother Joseph at Vitoria, and captures his valuable baggage train       
1813
 
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American warships win a victory over the British on Lake Erie, strengthening the US presence in the Great Lakes