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Welcome to the gallery. Here, you can find paintings
and maps related to Napoleon. If you wish to see the paintings,
click here.
The maps of the battles are in chronological order.
Click on the links below to see the maps. There is a short description
that describes each map. Please see the battles
page for more information .
Maps
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Peninsular
War
1808 - 1811
After Napoleon replaced the Spanish King with his brother
Joseph in 1808, he had to send troops into Spain and Portugal
to suppress the rebellions. However, British forces (red)
landed near Lisbon and defeated the French forces there. The
defeat caused the French (green) to retreat back into Spain.
Although there were several attempts, the French never conquered
Portugal again.
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Peninsular
War
1812 - 1814
After being on the defensive, Wellington went on the offensive.
He continued to push into Spain until he reached the French
border, where he met heavy resistance until Napoleon abdicated
in 1814 ending the Peninsular War.
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Russian Invasion
1812
The map shows the disastrous invasion of Russia. The tan
line is the invasion route; the black line is the retreat
route. The thicker the line, the more troops it represents.
There is also a chart of the temperature during the invasion.
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The Battle of
Waterloo
June 18, 1815
A very nice plan of the Battle of Waterloo. During the battle,
the French had managed to push the British back. However,
the Prussians arrived on the side of the French to reinforce
the British.
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