![]() Spying a chink in Napoleon's armor, many of his allies abandoned him, going over to the enemy (predominantly Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia). ![]() ![]() Her armies were worn thin, ill-supplied, and now wracked by devastating campaigns like the invasion of Russia and the guerilla conflicts of Spain. The instigator was Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France, and most every country on (and off) the Continent was allied or opposed to his bid to conquer the Old World.īy 1812, decades of fighting had taken their toll on France. What can you say about the Napoleonic Wars that every schoolboy, toy soldier collector and wargamer doesn't already know? It was the series of conflicts fought at the beginning of the 19th century that irrevocably changed the face of Europe. ![]()
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