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1805 in France
- Peace of Pressburg (1805)The Battle of Austerlitz ended on the 2nd of December 1805 with a decisive French victory. Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the combined forces of Russia and…
- Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805)The fragile Peace of Amiens collapsed in 1802 when Napoleon formally annexed the Italian state of Piedmont. Britain declared war on France once again on the…
- Battle of AusterlitzIn December 1804, an Anglo-Swedish agreement set the stage for a new alliance against France. British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger spent 1804 and…