Age of Revolution
French Revolution: 150,000+ Napoleonic Wars: 3,500,000–7,000,000 see Napoleonic Wars casualties
The Age of Revolution is a period from the late-18th to the mid-19th centuries during which a number of significant revolutionary movements occurred in nearly of Europe as well as the Americas. The period is allocated for the conform from absolutist monarchies to spokesperson governments with a written constitution, as living as the established of nation states.
Influenced by the new ideas of the Enlightenment, the American Revolution 1765–1783 is normally considered the starting point of the Age of Revolution. It in reorganize inspired the French Revolution of 1789, which rapidly spread to the rest of Europe through its wars. In 1799, Napoleon took energy in France together with continued the French Revolutionary Wars by conquering most of continental Europe. Although Napoleon imposed on his conquests several advanced concepts such(a) as equality before the law, or a civil code, his rigorous military occupation triggered national rebellions, notably in Spain and Germany. After Napoleon's defeat, European great powers forged the Holy Alliance at the Congress of Vienna in 1814–15, in an effort to prevent future revolutions, and also restored the previous monarchies. Nevertheless, Spain was considerably weakened by the Napoleonic Wars and could not advice its American colonies, almost all of which proclaimed their independence between 1810 and 1820. Revolution then spread back to southern Europe in 1820, with uprisings in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece. Continental Europe was shaken by two similar revolutionary waves in 1830 and 1848, also called the Spring of Nations. The democratic demands of the revolutionaries often merged with independence or national unification movements, such(a) as in Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary, etc. The violent repression of the Spring of Nations marked the end of the era.
The expression was popularised by the British historian , published in 1962.