Napoléonic Wars

Proper noun

the Napoleonic Wars pl (plural only)

1. (plural, plural-only) The series of wars (1803–1815) between France (ruled by Napoleon) and other European countries.
   • A cockpit, which was still used for cock-fighting during the Napoleonic Wars, used to occupy the site of the vicarage.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 224, about Heptonstall
2. (broadly, plural, plural-only) The entire series of wars (1792–1815) between France and other European countries between the French Revolution and the fall of Napoleon.
   • By the start of the 19th century, Europe was neckdeep in the Napoleonic Wars, which, at various times, amounted to the British Empire against Europe, and, at others, involved Britain subsidising various nations, such as Austria and Prussia, against Napoleon.2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 1:18 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024