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Napoleonic wars

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  1. 1
    The series of wars (1803–1815) between France (ruled by Napoleon) and other European countries. plural, plural-only

    "A cockpit, which was still used for cock-fighting during the Napoleonic Wars, used to occupy the site of the vicarage."

  2. 2
    The entire series of wars (1792–1815) between France and other European countries between the French Revolution and the fall of Napoleon. broadly, plural, plural-only

    "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."

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