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| 1793 | Alliance Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William |  |
| Forms a coalition with Russia, Sardinia, Spain, Naples , Prussia, Austria & Portugal |
| 1794 | Vice Admiral Great Britain Cornwallis, William | |
| Appointed Vice Admiral |
| 1795 | Battle of Brest Great Britain Cornwallis, William | |
| Brest Engages in a skrimish with the French Fleet |
| 1796 | Commander Great Britain Cornwallis, William | |
| Appointed Commander of the West Indies |
| 1798 | Invasion of Ireland Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Forces France to give up the invasion of Ireland by defeating a rebellion |
| 1799 | Admiral Great Britain Cornwallis, William | |
| Appointed Admiral |
| 1800 | Blockade of Brest Great Britain Jervis, John | |
| Brest Begins a British blockade of Brest |
| 1800 | Capture of Malta Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 5th Sep Malta French occupation troops on Malta surrender to the British |
| 1800 | Commander Great Britain Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Appointed Commander of the British troops in the Mediterranean |
| 1801 | Battle of Alexandria Great Britain Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Alexandria Defeats the French under Menou but dies of wounds inflicted during battle |
| 1801 | Battle of Copenhagen Great Britain Nelson, Horatio | |
| 2nd April Copenhagen Destroys or captures 17 Danish ships |
| 2nd April Copenhagen Parker orders retreat, Nelson holds a telescope to a blind patch saying he cannot see |
| 2nd April Copenhagen Sinks the Danish fleet & ensures the Baltic ports remain open |
| 2nd April Copenhagen The battle ends the League of Armed Neutrality of Denmark, Sweden, Russia & Prussia |
| 2nd April Copenhagen The battle of Copenhagen is followed by the Treaty of Amiens |
| 1801 | Battle of Copenhagen Great Britain Parker, Hyde | |
| 2nd April Copenhagen Parker & Nelson defeat the Danish fleet |
| 2nd April Copenhagen Parker orders retreat, Nelson holds a telescope to a blind patch saying he cannot see |
| 1801 | Commander Great Britain Cornwallis, William | |
| Appointed Commander of the English Channel |
| 1801 | Death Great Britain Abercromby, Ralph | |
| Alexandria Death of Ralph Abercromby, killed in battle |
| Commands an Anglo-Turkish invasion force |
| 1801 | Peace Great Britain Addington, Henry | |
| 25th Mar Amiens England keeps SriLanka & Trinidad & Malta restored to the Knights of St John |
| 25th Mar Amiens France keeps her continental conquests |
| 25th Mar Amiens Great Britain recognises the French Republic, the consequent peace, which lasted only one year, is the only period during which Great Britain was not at war with France during the so-called 'Great French War'. |
| 25th Mar Amiens Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom |
| 1801 | Rebellion Great Britain Jervis, John | |
| Channel Flee Defeats sedition in the Channel Fleet |
| 1801 | Rule of Ceylon Great Britain Addington, Henry | |
| 25th Mar Under the treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded SriLanka |
| 25th Mar Trinidad Under the treaty of Amiens Britain is awarded Trinidad |
| 1801 | Treaty of Amiens Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 27th Mar London Pitt agrees a peace with France for the sake of security |
| 27th Mar Amiens Pitt has none of the ideological objections he had with the revolutionary regimes |
| 27th Mar Amiens Pitt recognizes the French Directorate |
| 1802 | Rule of Cape Colony Great Britain Addington, Henry | |
| Cape Colony Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Under the treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States ; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral |
| Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Amiens An unfavourable peace is signed with France which quickly breaks down & leads to Pitt's return to power |
| Amiens The treaty is made possible by William Pitt's resignation on a separate issue with Addington replacing him, the British negotiators are led by Robert Jenkins on, Lord Liverpool |
| Amiens The treaty of Amiens confirms "peace, friendship, and good understanding" & arranges for the restoration of prisoners & hostages |
| Amiens Under the treaty of Amiens Britain gives up the Cape Colony (occupied after Napoleon's invasion of the United Provinces in 1803), and much of the West Indies to the Batavian Republic, and also withdraws from Egypt |
| Under the treaty of Amiens France withdraws from the Papal States ; it fixed the borders of French Guiana; Malta, Gozo, and Comino are restored to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the islands are declared neutral |
| 25th Mar Amiens Together with the treaty of Lun‚ville (1801) the treaty of Amiens marks the end of the Second Coalition |
| 1802 | Treaty of Amiens Great Britain Cornwallis, Charles | |
| Amiens Helps negotiate the Treaty of Amiens |
| 1803 | Commander Great Britain Nelson, Horatio | |
| London Appointed Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranaen |
| 1804 | Coalition, 3rd Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| Dec An Anglo-Swedish agreement leads to the creation of the Third Coalition |
| 1805 | Battle of Trafalgar Great Britain Nelson, Horatio | |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar 18 French & Spanish ships surrender without any British loss |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Napoleon wants his Fleet to cross the Atlantic, join the Spanish & attack England |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Nelson is killed but the battle is won & England is safe from French invasion |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Traps Villenueve outside Cadiz off Trafalgar |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Villenueve leaves shelter in Cadiz to invade England but is defeated by Nelson |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Villenueve retreats to Toulon & Nelson tempts out the French fleet |
| 17th Jan Toulon The French under Villeneuve decide to dash to Gibraltar after 20 month siege |
| 19th Jan Agincourt Sound Nelson receives a signal at "Agincourt Sound" that the French are at Sea |
| 19th Feb Malta Sails from Alexandria to Malta & learns that Villeneuve has returned to Toulon |
| 22nd Jan Toulon The French Fleet escape from Toulon & the British Fleet lose contact with it |
| 30th Jan Messina Decides to head east through the Straits of Messina in persuit of the French Fleet |
| 30th Jan Messina Decides to head eastwards through the Straits of Messina after the French Fleet |
| 1805 | Coalition, 3rd Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| St Petersburg Britain, not involved on the European continent due to fears of an impending French invasion, dealt a crushing blow to a combined Franco-Spanish fleet at Trafalgar in October and secured mastery of the seas |
| St Petersburg Britain & Russia sign an agreement directed against France & begin the 3rd Coalition |
| Mutual suspicion between the British and the Russians eased in the face of several French political mistakes, and by April of 1805 the two had signed a treaty of alliance |
| Prior to the formation of the Third Coalition, Napoleon had assembled the Army of England, an invasion force meant to strike at the British Isles, around six camps at Boulogne in Northern France |
| St Petersburg The War of the Third Coalition was a military conflict between an Alliance of, primarily, the Austrian Empire, the Russian Empire, and the United Kingdom against Napoleon's recently formed French Empire |
| 26th Dec Austerlitz effectively brings the Third Coalition to an end & on December 26, 1805, Austria and France sign the Treaty of Press burg, which takes Austria out of the war |
| Appointed Head of the Admiralty |
| 1805 | Invasion of Britain Great Britain Nelson, Horatio | |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Villenueve leaves shelter in Cadiz to invade England but is defeated by Nelson |
| 21st Oct Trafalgar Nelson is killed but the battle is won & England is safe from French invasion |
| 1805 | Property Tax Increase Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| London Increases Property Tax by 25% |
| 1805 | Siege of Toulon Great Britain Nelson, Horatio | |
| 17th Jan Toulon The French under Villeneuve decide to dash to Gibraltar after 20 month siege |
| 1805 | Treaty of Pressburg Britain Great Britain Pitt the Younger, William | |
| 26th Dec Pressburg Austerlitz effectively brings the Third Coalition to an end & on December 26, 1805, Austria and France sign the Treaty of Press burg, which takes Austria out of the war |
| 1806 | Capture of Naples Great Britain Acton, John Francis Edward | |
| London Napoleon captures Naples & Acton is forced into exile |
| 1807 | Battle of Copenhagen Great Britain Congreve, William | |
| Sep Copenhagen Claims his rockets have caused 1 million pounds worth of damage |
| 1807 | Battle of Copenhagen Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| Aug Copenhagen Wellington's brigade is reponsible defending supply lines |
| 8th Sep Copenhagen The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen |
| 29th Aug Kioge Wellington's brigade drives away a Danish force & captures 1,700 |
| 26th Aug Roskilde Wellington's brigade drives away a Danish force of 4,000 |
| 16th Aug Lyngby Wellington's brigade captures Lyngby, Denmark |
| 1807 | Commander Great Britain Dalrymple, Hew | |
| Aug Appointed Commander-in-Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France |
| 1807 | Commander Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 14th June Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal |
| 1807 | Decree Berlin Decree Great Britain Grenville, George Nugent Temple | |
| 7th Jan London Answers Napoleon's decree by British Order in Council closing coastal waters to France |
| 1807 | Invasion of Denmark Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 3rd Sep Zealand Wellington informs his superiors he has cleared Zealand of resistance |
| 8th Sep Copenhagen The Danes capitulate rather then endure further damage to Copenhagen |
| 16th Aug Vedboek Wellington's brigade is the 1st to secure a beachhead |
| 31st July Joins the Danish expedition |
| 1807 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Dalrymple, Hew | |
| Aug Appointed Commander-in-Chief for the liberation of Portugal from France |
| 1807 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Moore, John | |
| 15th July Sent to Portugal with 10,000 men |
| 1807 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Spencer, Brent | |
| 14th June Appointed 2nd-in-Command to Wellington |
| 1807 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 12th July Cork Sets sail from Cork in Ireland for Portugal |
| 14th June Appointed Commander of the expedition to Portugal |
| 18th July Coruna Wellington reaches Coruna in Portugal |
| April Appointed Lieutenant-General |
| 1808 | Battle of Rolica Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 17th Aug Rolica Defeats General Delaborde |
| 1808 | Battle of Sahagun Great Britain Moore, John | |
| 21st Dec Sahagun Defeats Marshal Soult's cavalry but still has to withdraw from the Peninsular |
| 23rd Nov Tudela Retreats from the Iberian Peninsular after the Spanish are defeated by Napoleon |
| 1808 | Battle of Vimeiro Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 21st Aug Vimiero British victory leads to the Convention of Cintra |
| 21st Aug Vimiero The British defeat the French during a Spannish rebellion |
| 12th July London Appointed Commander of Forces in Portugal |
| 21st Aug Vimiero The British defeat the French leading to the Convention of Cintra |
| 31st Aug Cintra Joseph's coronation as King of Spain is resolved by the Cintra Convention |
| 31st Aug Cintra Under the terms of the Convention of Cintra the French are forced to retreat |
| 1808 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Moore, John | |
| Dec Salamanca Concentrates his army of 28,000 at Salamanca |
| 10th Dec Corunna Moves his base to Corunna in preparation for invasion by Napoleon |
| 1808 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 1st Aug Mondego Bay Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal |
| 1808 | Invasion of Spain Great Britain Moore, John | |
| Oct Leads an Allied invasion of Spain |
| 1808 | Lieutenant General Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 25th April Appointed Lieutenant-General |
| 1st Aug Mondego Bay Lands in Mondego Bay, Portugal |
| 1809 | Battle of Corunna Great Britain Moore, John | |
| 16th Jan Corunna Fights the battle as his troops are embarking for home |
| 16th Jan Corunna Killed in battle |
| 16th Jan Corunna The battle diverts Napoleon from engulfing Spain with a single manoeuvre as planned |
| 1809 | Battle of Oporto Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 12th May Oporto Makes a surprise attack across the River Douro & drives the French from Oporto |
| 28th July Talavera Defeats King Joseph & Marshal Jourdan |
| 28th July Talavera Wellington is victorious, rewarded with the title Duke of Wellington |
| 1809 | Death Great Britain Moore, John | |
| 16th Jan Corunna Death of John Moore, killed at the battle of Corunna |
| 1809 | Invasion of Portugal Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 26th April Lisbon Lands at Lisbon with a new British army |
| 27th June Wellington enters Spain |
| 6th July Appointed Marshal-General of the the Portuguese army |
| 4th Sep Talavera Created Viscount Wellington of Talavera |
| 1810 | Battle of Busaco Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 27th Sep Busaco Defeats Marshal Massena |
| 1811 | Battle of Albuhera Great Britain Beresford, William | |
| 16th May Albuhera Beresford's Allied army defeats the French |
| 1811 | Battle of Albuhera Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 16th May Albuhera The French are unable to relieve the siege of Badajoz after defeat at Albuhera |
| 16th May Albuhera Wellington defeats the French under Marshal Nicolas Soult |
| 8th May Fuentes d'Onoro Defeats Massena |
| 16th May Albuhera Wellington defeats the French under Nicolas Soult |
| 11th May Almeida Almeida fortress suerrenders |
| 16th May Badajoz The French are unable to relieve the siege of Badajoz after defeat at Albuhera |
| 8th May Fuentes d'Onoro Defeats Massena |
| 1812 | Alliance Great Britain Stewart | |
| 4th Mar Leads the coalition against Napoleon & prevents Allies dealing separately with France |
| 1812 | Battle of Salamanca Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 17th June Salamanca Wellington's Allied Army enters Salamanca unopposed |
| 22nd July Salamanca Wellington defeats a French force of 40,000 under Marmont, opening the way to Madrid |
| 19th Jan Rodrigo Captures Ciudad Rodrigo |
| 12th Aug Madrid Wellington's Army enters Madrid, it is free from French occupation since Dec 1808 |
| Feb Rodrigo Created Duque de Ciudad de Rodrigo |
| Feb Wellington Created Earl of Wellington |
| 18th Aug Wellington Created Marquess of Wellington |
| 6th April Assaye Captures the Spanish city of Assaye, 250 miles sth west of Madrid |
| Jan Badajoz After Lord Wellington laid siege to Cuidad Rodrigo in January 1812, he moved Badajoz |
| 6th April Badajoz The defenders of Badajoz surrender, Wellington has lost 5,000 during the siege |
| 7th April Badajoz Captures Badajoz but the British sustain 5,000 casualties |
| 17th Mar Badajoz Wellington laid siege to the fortress of Badajoz form 17th March to 6th April |
| Sep Burgos Wellington lays siege to Burgos |
| 19th Sep Burgos Unsuccessful at the siege of Burgos |
| 22nd Oct Burgos Rereats from Burgos |
| 12th Aug Madrid Enters Madrid |
| 1812 | Treaty of Bucharest Great Britain Canning, George | |
| Bucharest Diverts Russia from Turkey so it can concentrate on defending Moscow from Napoleon |
| Bucharest Negotiates the Treaty of Bucharest between Russia & Turkey |
| Bucharest Restores peace between Russia & Turkey by means of Russian withdrawal from the Danube |
| 1813 | Award Order of the Garter Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 4th Mar Awarded the Order of the Garter |
| 1813 | Battle of Leipzig Great Britain Hamilton-Gordon, George | |
| 19th Oct Leipzig Witnesses what he regards as the horror of war at Leipzig, "It haunts one night & day" |
| 1813 | Battle of Nive Great Britain Wellesley, Arthur | |
| 12th Dec Nive Defeats Soult |
| 10th Nov Nivelle Defeats Soult |
| 30th July Sorauren Defeats Soult |
| 3rd June Touro Wellington's 2 main Armies unite at Touro, north of the River Douro |
| 21st June Vittorio Decisive victory of the Peninsular war, Joseph Bonaparte retreats to France |
| 21st June Vittorio Wellington's 78,000 army defeat 57,000 French, 5,000 French & 6,0000 Allied casualties |
| 29th May Miranda Arrives at Miranda do Douro in an effort to outflank the French |
| 1813 | Battle of Vittorio Great Britain Cadogan, Henry | |
| 21st June Vittorio The brother of Wellington's former wife is killed in battle |
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