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Napoleon in Egypt
Napoleon in Egypt, oil on panel by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1863.
Princeton University Art Museum, New Jersey.
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Napoleon with the II Corps of the Grande Armée, 12 October 1805
Emperor Napoleon I orders the II Corps of the Grande Armée into action at Augsburg on 12 October 1805, during the Ulm Campaign.
Painting by Pierre-Claude Gautherot, 1808.
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Napoleon and his Marshals at Borodino
Napoleon and his marshals at the Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812). Seven French marshals and two future French marshals were present at the battle. Oil on canvas by Vasily Vereshchagin, 1897.
State Historical Museum of Moscow.
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Napoleon and Francis II Meet After the Battle of Austerlitz
Emperors Napoleon I of France and Francis II of Austria meet after the Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805) to discuss terms of peace. Oil on canvas painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, 1812.
Palace of Versailles.
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Napoleon and Poniatowski at the Battle of Leipzig
French Emperor Napoleon I confers with his marshal, Prince Józef Poniatowski, at the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). Painting by January Suchodolski, circa 19th century.
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Napoleon and his Staff during the War of the Sixth Coalition
French Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) and his staff during the French campaigns of the War of the Sixth Coalition. Within months, the Napoleonic Empire would be toppled. Oil on canvas by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1864. Musée...
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Mack Surrenders to Napoleon at Ulm, 20 October 1805
Austrian General Karl Mack von Leiberich surrenders to French Emperor Napoleon I after the Ulm Campaign (25 September to 20 October 1805). Print by Bousson, Valadon, Paris, after E. Boutigny from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William M...
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Battle of the Nile
The Battle of the Nile (1-2 August 1798), or the Battle of Aboukir Bay, saw a British fleet led by Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) destroy a French fleet at Aboukir Bay near the Rosetta mouth of the Nile River. It was one of the...
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Battle of Lodi
The Battle of Lodi (10 May 1796) was a minor, yet important, engagement during Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. Although the battle itself held little military significance, victory at Lodi gave General Napoleon Bonaparte the respect...
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Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli (14-15 January 1797) was the climactic battle of Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. A fourth and final attempt by the Austrian army to relieve the siege of Mantua was thwarted by Napoleon Bonaparte's Army of Italy...