The Napoleonic Wars lasted from 1803 to 1815. During this time Britain remained at war. They were protected by naval supremacy, so they could maintain low intensity on land warfare. Britain, Russia, and Austria formed a new coalition when they teamed together. To conquer Europe, Napoleon would now have to face this new powerful coalition. In 1803, Britain and France resumed war. Britain was soon joined by Russia and Austria. Britain inflicted a naval defeat at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. As a result, Napoleon halted his plans to invade Britain and instead focused on the Austria and Russia forces and defeated them at Austerlitz.
Later in 1805, after Napoleon escaped Elba, his loss at Waterloo marked the end of reign. The British imprisoned him on the remote island of St. Helena where he died in 1821.
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