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Map of Europe in 1812 showing the greatest territorial extent of the Napoleonic Empire. The French Empire is highlighted in brown, surrounded by green areas representing states under Napoleon's control, purple for states allied with Napoleon, and orange for states opposed to Napoleon. Major countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, Russian Empire, Austrian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, and Spain, are labeled with color coding to indicate their alignment or control.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne

Jacques-Louis David: Napoleon Crossing the Alps

John Christian Schetky: The Battle of Trafalgar

Painting by Antoine-Jean Gros showing Napoleon I and Francis II meeting after the Battle of Austerlitz, with both figures in military dress and soldiers, horses, and smoke in the background.

Ernest Meissonier: 1807, Friedland

Nicolas Gosse: The Erfurt Interview, September 27–October 14, 1808: Napoleon I receiving Baron Vincent, Austrian diplomat and envoy of the Emperor of Austria

Napoleon Bonaparte and his staff, dressed in military uniforms, stand among rubble and watch flames rising from burning buildings in Moscow.

Infographic based on Charles Minard's graph depicting Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, showing the dwindling size of his army as thick colored bands for advance and retreat routes, overlaid on a map with cities and rivers, and a temperature chart below marking extreme cold during the retreat.

Battle of Waterloo

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