Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg and Denmark (Military Occupation)
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Polity that includes all territories militarly occupied by Münster, Bremen (Free City), Denmark and Braunschweig-Lüneburg that are not part of a specific military territory.
Establishment
- January 1675: In 1675, during the Scanian War, the Allies consisting of Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg, and Denmark invaded Carlsburg.
- September 1675: Landing of Brandenburg troops at Carlsburg.
- October 1675: Ottersberg captured by Münster troops.
- October 1675: The capture of Buxtehude by the Allies in 1675 was part of the Scanian War. The Allies included forces from Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg, and Denmark.
- October 1675: Joint forces from Münster, Bremen, Lüneburg and Denmark captured Bremervörde.
Chronology
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1. French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
Were a series of conflicts between France and several European monarchies between 1792 and 1815. They encompass first the French Revolutionary Wars against the newly declared French Republic and from 1803 onwards the Napoleonic Wars against First Consul and later Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. They include the Coalition Wars as a subset: seven wars waged by various military alliances of great European powers, known as Coalitions, against Revolutionary France - later the First French Empire - and its allies.
1.1. War of the Sixth Coalition
Was a war between France and a a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, and a number of German States. The coalition emerged after the decimation of the French army in the French invasion of Russia. The coalition ultimately invaded France and forced Napoleon to abdicate and go into exile.
- November 1813: The Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands was a short-lived sovereign principality and the precursor of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The principality was proclaimed in 1813 when the victors of the Napoleonic Wars established a political reorganisation of Europe, which would eventually be defined by the Congress of Vienna.
Disestablishment
- November 1813: The Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands was a short-lived sovereign principality and the precursor of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. The principality was proclaimed in 1813 when the victors of the Napoleonic Wars established a political reorganisation of Europe, which would eventually be defined by the Congress of Vienna.