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Europe
5 wars · 39 battles
Profile
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be separated from Asia by the watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the Turkish straits.
Wars
5 catalogued
1803-1815 · Age of Revolutions
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a global series of conflicts fought by a fluctuating array of European coalitions against the French First Republic (1803–1804) under the…
1870-1871 · Age of Nationalism
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the War of 1870, was a conflict between the Second French Empire and the North German Confederation…
1914–1918 (1917–1918 U.S. combat role) · World War
World War I
U.S. entry added manpower, credit, and morale to the Allied war effort during the final phase of the conflict.
1936-1939 · World War
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalist rebels. Republicans were loyal to the left-leaning Popular Front government of the…
1939–1945 (1941–1945 U.S. combat role) · World War
World War II
The United States fought a global coalition war across oceans, economies, and industrial systems.
Campaigns
13 shown
Border Crossings — Alsace and Lorraine Penetration
Aug 4 – Sep 28, 1870
Franco-Prussian War
Prussian invasion in force across the Alsace and Lorraine frontier in the war's opening week.
Eastern Defense — Belfort Relief
Nov 3, 1870 – Feb 18, 1871
Franco-Prussian War
Bourbaki's Army of the East to relieve the besieged fortress of Belfort and threaten German lines of communication.
Loire Counter-Offensive
Nov 9, 1870 – Jan 12, 1871
Franco-Prussian War
Republican Army of the Loire to break the Paris siege from the south.
Metz Encirclement — Bazaine Trapped
Aug 14 – Oct 27, 1870
Franco-Prussian War
Trap Bazaine's Army of the Rhine inside Metz before it can join MacMahon at Châlons.
Northern Defense — Picardy and Artois
Nov 27, 1870 – Jan 19, 1871
Franco-Prussian War
Faidherbe's Army of the North to threaten Prussian rear and force redeployment from Paris.
Sedan Culmination
Aug 30 – Sep 1, 1870
Franco-Prussian War
Force MacMahon's relief march into a battle of envelopment at the Belgian frontier.
Siege of Paris
Sep 19, 1870 – Jan 28, 1871
Franco-Prussian War
Invest the capital and force political surrender by starvation.
Adriatic Naval Operations
1811–1812
Napoleonic Wars
Royal Navy interdiction of French and Franco-Italian shipping in the Adriatic.
Italian and Egyptian Campaigns — Napoleon's Rise
1796–1800
Napoleonic Wars
Establish Napoleon's reputation through bold strategic maneuvers in Italy (1796-97), Egypt (1798-99), and the consolidation at Marengo (1800).
Peripheral British Operations
1806–1807
Napoleonic Wars
Britain seizing isolated French and allied positions while the continental wars locked main forces.
War of the Fifth Coalition — Austria Returns
1809
Napoleonic Wars
Defeat Austria's renewed bid against the French alliance system before British support could land in Iberia.
War of the Fourth Coalition — Prussia and Poland
1806–1807
Napoleonic Wars
Crush Prussia and pursue Russian armies into Poland to dictate continental terms.
War of the Third Coalition — Continental Decision
1805
Napoleonic Wars
Disable Austria and Russia on land while disrupting British seaborne reinforcement.