Major Battles
- Battle of Marengo – 14 June 1800
- Battle of Abukir – 8 March 1801
- Battle of Copenhagen – 2 April 1801
- Battle of Trafalgar – 21 October 1805
- Battle of Austerlitz – 2 December 1805
- Battle of Jena-Auerstedt – 14 October 1806
- Battle of Eylau – 7–8 February 1807
- Battle of Friedland – 14 June 1807
- Battle of Vimiero – 21 August 1808
- Battle of Somosierra – 30 November 1808
- Battle of Eckmühl – 21–22 April 1809
- Battle of Aspern-Essling – 21–22 May 1809
- Battle of Wagram – 5–6 July 1809
- Battle of Talavera – 27–28 July 1809
- Battle of Salamanca – 22 July 1812
- Battle of Borodino – 7 September 1812
- Battle of Lützen – 2 May 1813
- Battle of Bautzen – 20–21 May 1813
- Battle of Vitoria – 21 June 1813
- Battle of Dresden – 26–27 August 1813
- Battle of Leipzig – 16–19 October 1813
- Battle of Paris – 30-31 March 1814
- Battle of Waterloo – 18 June 1815
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