1. The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
... by Napoleon in a war that also became a contest of ideologies between the two countries. French ports were blocked by the Royal Navy, which gained a major victory against the French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. French overseas colonies were attacked and occupied and France was finally defeated in 1815 by a coalition of European armies. The acquisition of the Dutch ... of the white colonies of the British Empire and colonies with non-white populations. Although the empire was characterized by imperial power - enlightened despotism - military imperialism, ultimately becam...
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