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Napoleonic France rose from the turmoil of the French Revolution, with Napoleon Bonaparte taking power in 1799 and becoming Emperor in 1804. France built a powerful military based on mass conscription, the corps system, and highly mobile armies, defeating successive European coalitions at battles such as Austerlitz and Jena. Napoleon expanded French influence across much of Europe, but prolonged wars in Spain and the disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812 severely weakened the empire. After further defeats, Napoleon abdicated in 1814, briefly returned in 1815, and was finally defeated at Waterloo.
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