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19th July 1799: Announcement made of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone near the Egyptian town of Rashid

  • 19th July 2022
  • Tagged as: Ancient Egypt, Egypt, France, Hieroglyphs, Language, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Rosetta Stone, Translation

It was while some of Napoleon’s engineers were working with the army to strengthen Fort Julien in the northern Delta area of Egypt that the granodiorite block we now know as the Rosetta Stone was uncovered.

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18th June 1815: Battle of Waterloo heralds the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte

  • 18th June 2022
  • Tagged as: Army, Belgium, Britain, France, French Revolution, Military, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Prussia, War, Waterloo, Wellington

Combined British and Prussian military forces defeated the French, but Wellington himself said that the battle was ‘the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life’.

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22nd January 1808: Portuguese royal court relocates to Brazil

  • 22nd January 2022
  • Tagged as: Brazil, Britain, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Peninsular War, Portugal

The Portuguese royal family and more than 10,000 courtiers relocated to Brazil to escape the advancing Napoleonic forces.

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21st October 1805: The Battle of Trafalgar sees the British Navy under the command of Nelson defeat the combined fleets of France and Spain

  • 21st October 2021
  • Tagged as: Battle of Trafalgar, Britain, France, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Spain

The Battle of Trafalgar secured British supremacy of the seas and saw the victorious fleet sail away without having lost a single ship.

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15th July 1815: Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrenders to the British

  • 15th July 2021
  • Tagged as: Britain, France, Napoleon, Napoleonic Wars, Navy, Ship, Surrender
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Napoleon Bonaparte voluntarily surrendered to British Captain Maitland on board the Royal Navy ship HMS Bellerophon.

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19th August 1812: USS Constitution earns the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere

  • 19th August 2020
  • Tagged as: America, Napoleonic Wars, Navy, Royal Navy, United States, War of 1812

USS Constitution earned the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’ after defeating HMS Guerriere in the War of 1812.

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