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Napoleon

By lyndsey003

  • Napoleon Invades Italy

    Napoleon Invades Italy
    1. Napoleon was chosen to lead French troops into Italy.
    2. The French defeated Austrians, who ruled Italy at that time.
    3. France aquired Belgium from Austria.
    4. France also aquired hundreds of art treasures from Italy.

  • Egypt

    Egypt
    1. He won a great land victory there, but the British fleet destoyed the French fleet.
    2. The French succeeded in establishing their influence in Egypt.
    3. The soldiers accompanyign Napolean found the Rosetta Stone.
    4. Austria, Russia, and Great Britain defeated French Forces in Europe.
    5. Nepolean left his troops in Egypt and left for Paris

  • The Consulate

    The Consulate
    1. Napoleon set up a new government called the Consulate
    2. he placed himself at its head and took the title of the First Consul.
    3. By this time, Russia was nolonger at war with France. But Austria and Great Britain were.

  • Austria

    Austria
    1. napoleon led French forces to victory over Austria.

  • Peace Treaty with Great Britain

    Peace Treaty with Great Britain
    He arranged a peace treaty with Great Britain.

  • First Consul

    First Consul
    1. He asked the people to make him First Consul for life.
    2. They did so in a plebiscite, or popular vote.
    3. Two years later, the French made him emperor of France.
    4. His cornation was held in Notre Dame Cathedral.
    5. The Pope came from Rome for the crowning but did not have the chance to place the crown on Napoleon's head. Instead, Napoleon took the crown from the Pope's hands and crowned himself.

  • Britain Declares War on France

    Britain Declares War on France
    1. Great Britain, threatened by Napoleon's actions, declared war on France.
    2. Great Britain and its allies, however, were not able to stop Napoleon and his soldiers.

  • Emperor

    Emperor
    French made him emperor.

  • Napoleon crowned himself king of Italy

    Napoleon crowned himself king of Italy
    Napoleon had himself crowned king of Italy

  • Confederation of the Rhine

    Confederation of the Rhine
    He formed the Confederation of the Rhine, which consisted of a group of conquered German States

  • Invaded Spain and Portugal

    Invaded Spain and Portugal
    He invaded Spain and Portugal

  • Papal states, Pope in prison

    Papal states, Pope in prison
    1. He made the Papal states part of France.
    2. He also put the Pope in prison.

  • Great Britain 1809-1812

    Great Britain 1809-1812
    1. He forbade the countries in his empire to trade with Great Britain.
    2. His order, however, was hard to enforce, and proved unsuccessful.

  • Invaded Russia

    Invaded Russia
    1. The Grand Army Invaded Russia.
    2. Except for one battle, though, the Russians did not fight.
    3. Instead they retreated, drawing the French deeper into Russia.
    4. As the Russians retreated, they burned their villages and food supplies, leaving nothing for the advancing French.
    5. This tactic is called scorched-earth policy.
    6. In September, Napoleon reached Moscow, which had been abandoned by the Russians. 7.100,000 soldeirs made it back to France.

  • Moscow

    Moscow
    1. It had been abandoned by the Russians. 2.The city caught fire and three fourths were destroyed. 3.They now had no food or shelter.

  • Fench Freeze

    Fench Freeze
    1. Hundreds of thousands of French sodiers froze to death.
    2. Temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero.
    3. Thousands more died from disease and lack of food.

  • Allies join together

    Allies join together
    1. Napoleon quickly raised another army, but the new soldiersd were not well trained.
    2. They were defeated by the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain.
    3. This was the first time the four countries had joined together to fight Napoleon.

  • Allies take Paris

    Allies take Paris
    1. Alliea tokk paris
    2. Napoleon was forced to give up the throne.
    3. He was sent to a small island of Elba off the coast of Italy.
    4. He managed to escape, however, and gathered enough troops to invade France.
    5. For 100 days, Napoleon again reigned as emperor.
    6. The allies, under the British leadership of the uke of Wellington, finally defeated him.

  • Waterloo

    Waterloo
    The Duke of Wellington finally defeated him at the battle of the Waterloo.

  • Death

    Death
    This time Napoleon was sent to the Island of St. Helena off the west coast of Africa, where he died.