The 19th century saw an explosion of colonial and industrial wars.

The gap between Waterloo in 1815 and the First Battle of the Marne in 1914 was not a mere dress rehearsal for the carnage of the 20th century. The list of wars in the 19th century is too great to fill this space, let alone the list of battles in the 19th century.  So please click the links in the previous sentence for more information..