Napoleonic era
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The Napoleonic era was the period of European history dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise, rule, and wars from the late 1790s to his defeat in 1815, marked by sweeping political, military, and legal transformations across the continent.
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Target entity: Napoleonic era Context triple: [Jacques-Louis David, participantIn, Napoleonic era]
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major early-19th-century conflicts pitting Napoleonic France against various European coalitions, reshaping the continent’s political order and leading to Napoleon Bonaparte’s eventual defeat.
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Georgian era
The Georgian era was a period of British history from the early 18th to early 19th century marked by the reigns of the first four King Georges and characterized by expanding empire, Enlightenment thought, and distinctive architecture and arts.
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 to 1802 in which Revolutionary France fought various European monarchies, reshaping the political landscape of Europe and paving the way for the Napoleonic era.
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Continental System
The Continental System was Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade strategy aimed at weakening Britain by prohibiting European trade with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars.
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a late-18th-century upheaval in France that overthrew the monarchy, radically restructured society, and profoundly influenced modern politics, law, and concepts of citizenship and human rights.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Napoleonic era Target entity description: The Napoleonic era was the period of European history dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise, rule, and wars from the late 1790s to his defeat in 1815, marked by sweeping political, military, and legal transformations across the continent.
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A.
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of major early-19th-century conflicts pitting Napoleonic France against various European coalitions, reshaping the continent’s political order and leading to Napoleon Bonaparte’s eventual defeat.
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B.
Georgian era
The Georgian era was a period of British history from the early 18th to early 19th century marked by the reigns of the first four King Georges and characterized by expanding empire, Enlightenment thought, and distinctive architecture and arts.
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C.
French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 to 1802 in which Revolutionary France fought various European monarchies, reshaping the political landscape of Europe and paving the way for the Napoleonic era.
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D.
Continental System
The Continental System was Napoleon Bonaparte’s large-scale economic blockade strategy aimed at weakening Britain by prohibiting European trade with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a late-18th-century upheaval in France that overthrew the monarchy, radically restructured society, and profoundly influenced modern politics, law, and concepts of citizenship and human rights.
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Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
era of European history
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historical period ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
European military history
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French legal history ⓘ |
| endTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| followed |
French Revolutionary Wars
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surface form:
French Revolutionary period
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| followedBy |
Concert of Europe
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surface form:
Concert of Europe period
First Bourbon Restoration ⓘ
surface form:
Restoration era in France
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| hasEffect |
codification of laws in the Napoleonic Code
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decline of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ development of modern staff systems in armies ⓘ expansion of conscription systems ⓘ growth of mass warfare ⓘ modernization of European armies ⓘ redrawing of European borders ⓘ reorganization of German states ⓘ rise of British naval supremacy ⓘ rise of Prussia ⓘ secularization of church lands in parts of Europe ⓘ spread of liberal and revolutionary ideas ⓘ spread of metric system in Europe ⓘ spread of nationalism in Europe ⓘ stimulus to Latin American independence movements ⓘ strengthening of centralized state administration in France ⓘ temporary French hegemony in continental Europe ⓘ weakening of Spain ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Consulate period
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First French Empire ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
surface form:
French Revolutionary Wars (late phase)
Hundred Days ⓘ Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic world
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Europe ⓘ Mediterranean region ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Napoleon Bonaparte ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Age of Revolution
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surface form:
Age of Revolution
long 19th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Austerlitz
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Battle of Leipzig ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ Battle of Waterloo ⓘ Congress of Vienna ⓘ Proclamation of Napoleon I as Emperor of the French in 1804 ⓘ
surface form:
Coronation of Napoleon I
Coup of 18 Brumaire ⓘ Exile to Elba ⓘ Exile to Saint Helena ⓘ French invasion of Russia ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
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| startTime | 1799 ⓘ |
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Subject: Napoleonic era Description of subject: The Napoleonic era was the period of European history dominated by Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise, rule, and wars from the late 1790s to his defeat in 1815, marked by sweeping political, military, and legal transformations across the continent.
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