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The virtually complete destruction of the British Fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, after the fateful shot that killed Admiral Nelson, forced the British to retreat, opening the way for the French to invade England. However, Napoleon, not wishing to invade and conquer the "island of shopkeepers", instead offered an olive branch, accepting peace in return for trading privileges for both sides. Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger accepted, and the Peace of Copenhagen was signed.

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  • French Trafalgar, British Waterloo (1805-1831)
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  • The virtually complete destruction of the British Fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, after the fateful shot that killed Admiral Nelson, forced the British to retreat, opening the way for the French to invade England. However, Napoleon, not wishing to invade and conquer the "island of shopkeepers", instead offered an olive branch, accepting peace in return for trading privileges for both sides. Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger accepted, and the Peace of Copenhagen was signed.
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  • The virtually complete destruction of the British Fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, after the fateful shot that killed Admiral Nelson, forced the British to retreat, opening the way for the French to invade England. However, Napoleon, not wishing to invade and conquer the "island of shopkeepers", instead offered an olive branch, accepting peace in return for trading privileges for both sides. Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger accepted, and the Peace of Copenhagen was signed. The French then turned on the Austrians and Russians, and smashed both armies in the Battle of Austerlitz on December 2. Austria sued for peace, and was forced to sign the Treaty of Zürich, which made the Hapsburgs renounce to all their claims on Italy. By 1806, as Western Europe was under the control of the French, Britain was worried about American expansionism into Canada, Austria was licking her wounds from the war, Russia was weakened and Prussia was sitting on her hands, Napoleon decided to begin reorganizing the Empire. In February, the Italian Peninsula was unified for the first time since the end of the Roman Empire, forming the Kingdom of Italy under the rule of Joseph Napoleon, who assumed the title of "Premier Regent" so as to not anger the locals. In March, the Kingdom of Holland, made up of current day European lands and the Dutch East Indies minus the islands of Sumatra and Java (which were "given" to the French Empire) was formed. Although some people in these countries were originally upset that Napoleon didn't grant them their long sought after independence, the majority was content to live with the security the Empire afforded, and the economy boost provided by the money the French poured into the smaller countries. This dual show of strength and generosity, though quietly resented, was appreciated in making sure the countries could develop in safety and prosperity.
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