Napoleonic Wars - a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815war, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war" battle of Austerlitz, Austerlitz - a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II Borodino - Napoleon defeated the Russians in a pitched battle at Borodino in 1812, but irreparably weakened his army Battle of Jena, Jena - the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians Marengo - a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians battle of Trafalgar, Trafalgar - a naval battle in 1805 off the southwest coast of Spain; the French and Spanish fleets were defeated by the English under Nelson (who was mortally wounded) Battle of Waterloo, Waterloo - the battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat; Prussian and British forces under Blucher and the Duke of Wellington routed the French forces under Napoleon |