Why are the Napoleonic Wars not considered WW1 again?

Why are the Napoleonic Wars not considered WW1 again?

And while we're at it, the Cold War is WW4

because it wasn't a world war
>yurop and turks vs yurop
>fronts only in europe
>america and east asia were more or less uninvolved

Because there were other WWs before the Napoleonic Wars
Pic related, all the "world wars"

The concept of 'World' open lyrics really came about in the late 1890s. Before that people thought in terms of intersecting discs.

>5 started by Germany
>1 started by France
>1 started by the Anglo

hmmmmmmmmmmm

>what is the Haitian Revolution
>what is the Egyptian campaign
>what is the War of 1812
>what is the British invasion of Argentina

Spanish American Wars of Independence also started around this time as a direct result of Napoleon's actions.

and what about the far east?
We can argue back and forth on the semantics about whether or not the americas were actually a part of the napoleonic wars, but I don't feel like it so I'll concede that point to you.

Ripple effects related to, but not directly part of the war. Kinda like the second Sino-Japanese war prior to Japan declaring war on the US.

I think they just ran out of war names and hyped a bit

>cold """"""""""war"""""""""

the far-east and africa were side-shows in WWI. on the other hand, the war of 1812 was indecisive but an important juncture in american and canadian history. napoleon's attempted reconquest of haiti/saint dominuge was also a really bloody affair. The loss of France's most prosperous colony but a decisive end to a French colonial empire in North America (Napoleon III's invasion of mexico was to set up a proxy, though with a french army, besides America had developed independently at this time so the French didn't have a head start in cultural imperialism/indoctrination)
The egyptian campaign was also a very interesting detour with important consequences for the future of egypt and the ottoman empire by paving the way for Muhammed Ali and his shake up of the middle eastern order. The break up of the spanish empire began as a direct consequence of napoleon's actions too, and the Britain's attempt to secure south america for its commerce and its other types of meddling there also had a large impact on the history of that region in the 19th century. Its importance to europe affairs is immeasurable, of course, but it should be said that the napoleonic empire propagated such ideals as nationalism and some taste of french revolutionary ideas (or rhetoric), ideas that have determined the course of history all over the world since 1815.

>Ripple effects related to, but not directly part of the war.

Nigga 3/4 of those involved direct French/Spanish v British fighting.

Why is Hanover so high up?

The British royal family at the time was the House of Hanover, and as a result Hanover was ruled in personal union with Britain.

Why isn't the Seven years war WW1?

How can Europeans be this based?

No United states.

See The North American Skirmish of 1812 was basically a theater of the Nappopan Wars

Where do we draw the line at theatre of the same war or it's own war?

>only one 1 undoubtedly started by Germany
>1st 5 not even Germany
>also not started by the HRE (as a whole)