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Braille was originally developed as ‘Sonography’, a means for French spies in the Napoleonic Wars to communicate without the use of light. Louis Braille would later point out the flaws in the original code, creating the version we use today.

The Rothschild family decided the outcome of the Napoleonic Wars by putting their financial weight behind Britain.

William Pitt was the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24. He was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806. His tenure included the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.

There is an island in the Caribbean, HMS Diamond Rock, which was considered a commissioned ship of the Royal Navy. The ‘vessel’ played an important role during the Napoleonic wars.

The Spanish-Portuguese border is still disputed, with Portugal claiming lands it was forced to cede during the Napoleonic Wars.

Spain was allied with France during the Napoleonic Wars until Napoleon decided that the weakness of the Spanish regime meant he could take control of it.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the British lost a fort when a leaky powder keg left a trail of gunpowder leading back into ammo storage. A lucky French shell hit the trail, and the resulting fire followed it back into the ammo store, blowing it up.

During WW1 the French cuirassiers wore plumed helmets and colorful outfits essentially unchanged from the Napoleonic Wars.

Sparked by the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars became one of the largest European conflicts in history as Napoleon fought to expand his French empire. The wars were instrumental in the formation of Europe as we know it today, and confirmed Britain's dominance as a seafaring nation. It was a period infamous for strategic warfare and cunning battle tactics. From this background emerged Nelson as national hero and politician.

The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions. The Napoleonic wars were a continuation of the French Revolutionary wars, in which France, under Napoleon's military and political rule, stood virtually alone against the rest of Europe. In 1803 Great Britain of the United Kingdom again declared war against France, and in 1805 the Third coalition against France was formed by Britain, Russia, Austria, Sweden and finally Prussia.

Napoleon's empire ultimately suffered complete military defeat resulting in the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in France. the wars resulted in the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire. meanwhile the Spanish Empire began to unravel as French occupation of Spain weakened Spain's hold over its colonies, providing an opening for nationalist revolutions in Latin America. as a direct result of the Napoleonic wars the British Empire became the foremost world power for the next century

Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 - 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who seized control of the French government, and rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution.

Napoleon is without doubt one of the greatest leaders in military history, his skill as a general both tactically and strategically is without question, his rise to power astounding. Few men in history have had such an impact on world history and he easily ranks along side such leaders as Alexander the Great and Genghis Khan.

Napoleon, was of unusual intelligence and charisma, and he had seized control of what today would be called a superpower. The presence of this charismatic military genius as the head of France vastly complicated Europe's political landscape and broadened the atmosphere of confrontation which was destined to continue until one of the two sides was defeated.

In 1813 during a campaign in lower Germany, Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig, which involved armies from almost all the European states.

Forced to retreat back into France Napoleon was forced to abdicate in 1814 after the occupation of Paris by the allies. Napoleon was expelled to Elba, against Britains wishes, as she felt this was not far enough away.

In 1815, in a desperate attempt to regain power Napoleon escaped from Elba and returned to France to rebuild an army.

Due to the Napoleonic Wars, the capital of Portugal was moved from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro for thirteen years.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the English Navy inflicted over 3 times as many casualties on the French Navy than the French Navy inflicted on the English Navy, in part because French gun crews fired high to disable enemy masts & rigging while English gun crews fired low into enemy gun crews & hulls.

The phrase “Die Hard” was coined in 1811 by an English officer during a battle in the Napoleonic Wars. He was wounded but refused to leave the field, telling his outnumbered regiment to “die hard” against the French troops.

The woods oldest grape vine is 500 years old and found in Slovenia. It has survived Napoleonic wars, WW1, and bombing by the Nazis in WW2. It still produces 35-55kg of grapes and 100 bottles (250 ML each) of wine are produced each year.

After the Napoleonic Wars, a tobacco merchant named Joseph Williamson paid people in Edge hill, Liverpool to dig miles-long tunnels underground. The tunnels served no purpose, and he did so only to provide employment.

During the Napoleonic wars, a French ship wrecked off the coast of Hartlepool. The only survivor, a monkey, was denounced as a spy after an impromptu trial and hanged.

The War of 1812 is only seen as a war in its own right by Canada and the United States, in Europe it is seen as a theater of the Napoleonic wars.

Braille was originally developed as ‘Sonography’, a means for French spies in the Napoleonic Wars to communicate without the use of light. Louis Braille would later point out the flaws in the original code, creating the version we use today.