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Naval battles of the Napoleonic Wars involving Spain

  • 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 TrafalgarIn 1805, the First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte dominated European land warfare while the British Royal Navy controlled global seas.