Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom
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Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom
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Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom at the start of the War of the Third Coalition, although never carried out, was a major influence on British naval strategy and the fortification of the coast of South East England. In 1796 the French had already tried to invade Ireland in order to destabilise the United Kingdom or as a stepping-stone to Great Britain. The first French Army of England had gathered on the Channel coast in 1798, but an invasion of England was sidelined by Napoleon'
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Attempt to invade the United Kingdom by Napoleon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon%27s_planned_invasion_of_the_United_Kingdom
date created:
2007-11-26T12:15:14Z
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2024-09-01T18:54:09Z
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