Event    From 1803  To 1815

Napoleonic wars

Categories: Armed Forces

Following the French Revolution France, under Napoleon, fought with most of Europe (primarily Britain, Spain, Russia and Austria) in various alliances for over a decade. The fighting spread as far as Egypt, North and South America. Napoleon was finally defeated by Britain, led by the Duke of Wellington, at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This left the British Empire as the strongest power throughout the world, for a time.

Some descriptions have the Napoleonic wars starting in 1793 with the Peace of Amiens providing a brief interlude in 1802-3, but this early period is more usually called the French Revolutionary wars. During these 22 years 1 in 6 British males over the age of 14 entered the services.

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Napoleonic wars

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Glaziers Hall

The Glaziers Hall The land in this area formed part of the site of the cloist...

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C. Wilson

C. Wilson

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald Davis Dawnay

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Archibald Davis Dawnay

Born Archibald Davis Dawnay. Mayor of Wandsworth 1908 - his death in 1919. We can find nothing about the man but here's some information about his company, from the magnificent Grace's Guide, in 19...

Person, Armed Forces, Industry, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
B. Fletcher

B. Fletcher

J. Lyons & Co. Ltd. staff member who died in WW1.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Victor Ralph Farley Chipperfield

Victor Ralph Farley Chipperfield

Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1. Victor Ralph Farley Chipperfield was born on 21 August 1897, a son of Henry William Chipperfield (b. circa ...

Person, Armed Forces, Emergency Services

War served, WW1
1 memorial
E. F. Higham

E. F. Higham

Resident of Hendon who served and died in WW2.

Person, Armed Forces

War dead, WW2
1 memorial