The Napoleonic wars of 1792 to 1815, though primarily a European conflict, were also fought world wide across America, Africa and Asia.
Prior to the Napoleonic wars the world was mostly governed by five great empires consisting of Great Britain, Spain, Russia, Turkey and Qing China.
France, whilst still a major power in Europe, had already lost its colonial possessions in America and India during previous wars against Great Britain.
The United States had not yet embarked upon the great territorial expansion that would make it into one of the worlds great nations.
