Napoleonic wars

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Napoleon leaving the Lobau after the defeat at the battle of Aspern, 1845. Private Collection. Artist : Perger, Anton Ritter von (1809-1876). (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and later became emperor of France. (Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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Napoleon watches on as the fighting at Waterloo unfolds in this 1843 painting

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A portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte fleeing from the battlefield of Waterloo (18 June 1815) after his defeat by the British under Wellington and the Prussians commanded by Blucher. A print from 'Le Patriote Illustre'. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)

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