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Louis XVI was the King of France and Navarre from 1774-1791. He was executed during the French Revolution.
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The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occured after the onset of the French Reolution. Around 16,594 people were executed by gillotine.
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The Napoleonic Code was a new enacts of legal framework for France. The Code set laws concerning colonial affairs, the family, property, and individual rights.
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Napoleon was the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years.
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The Peninsular Way was a military conflict involving France and the allied powers for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.
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The Battle of Leipzig resulted in the destruction of what was left of the French power in Poland and Germany.
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Napoleon was forced to go to Elba and was allowed to rule Elba. He later escaped and went back to France.
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The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadores of European states. Its main objective was to settle critical issues that arised from the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars and provide a long-term peace for Europe.
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On March 20, Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exil in Elba. On July 8, Louis XVIII returned to Paris
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The Battle of Waterloo was the final defeat of Napoleon. It took plave in Belgium and he was defeated by the British and Prurrians
