Napoleonic Wars: The Napoleonic Wars placed France in opposition to other alliances of European power. The cause of the wars was Napoleon's desire to have control of Europe and due to the instability caused by the French Revolution. It was an attempt to maintain the French strength created through the French Revolutionary Wars. The war started off successful, but then caused the defeat of Napoleon. The effects the creation of Confederation of the Rhine, forming the basis of unification of Germany. (may 18, 1803 – nov 20, 1820)
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may 18, 1803
nov 20, 1820
~ 17 years