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Napoleon invades Italy
Chosen to lead French troops into Italy.
French defeated the Austrians.
France acquired Belgium from Austria.
France also acquired hundreds of art trreasures from Italy. -
Egypt
-Naploleon sailed for Egypt.
-Won a great lang victory there.
-British leet destoryed the French fleet.
-Soldiers accampanying Napoleon discovereed the Rosetta Stone.
-Succeeded in establishing their influence in Egypt. -
The Consulate
-Austria, Russia, and Great British forces in Europe.
-Napoleon learned this, he saw his chanceto gain more power.
-Left his troops in Egypt and retured to Paris. -
Austia
-Napoleon led French forces to victory over Austria -
Peace Treaty with Great Britain
-Napoleon arranged a peace treaty with Great Britan -
First Consul
-Napoleon brought peace and order,
-He was very popular.
-He asked people to elect him First Consul for life.
-They did so in a plebiscite, a popuular vote.
-French made Napoleon empire of France.
-Coronation was held in the Notre Dame Cathedral.
-Pope came from Rome but didn't get to place the crown on Napoleon's head.
-Napoleon instead took the crown from the Pope's hands and crowned himself. -
Britain Declares War on France
-Great Britain, threatened by Napoleon's actions,declared war on France.
-Great Britan and it's allies, however were not able to stop Napoleon and his soldiers. -
Emperor
-Being Emperor of France was not enough for Napoleon.
-He wanted to build a Grand Empire that would take the place of the Holy Roman Empire.
-He had the advantage of an army whose soldiers worshiped their emperor
-Whose officers were chosen because they were able in battle, not just because they were aristocrats. -
Napoleon crowned himself king of Italy
-Napoleon crowned himself king of Italy. -
Confederation of the Rhine
-Formed the Confederation of the Rhine, which Consisted of a group of conquered German states. -
Invaded Spain and Portugal
-Napoleon invaded Spain and Portugal -
Papal States, Pope in prison
-Napoleon made the Papal States part of France.
-Napoleon also put the pope in prison. -
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Great Britain
-Great Britain and Russia remained undefeated by napoleon.
-Napoleon forbade the counties inhis empire to trade with great Britain. -
Invaded Russia
-Napoleon then decided to take on Russia.
-He organized a Grand Army of about 600,000 soldiers of different natioalities.
-Grand Army invaded Russia.
-Execpt one battle the Russians did not fight.
-Russians retreated.
-Drawing the French into Russia.
-Burned their villages and food supplies
-Leaving nothing for the advancing French
-This tactic is called a scorchedearth policy. -
Moscow
-Napoleonreached Moscow, which had been abandoned by the Russians.
-After French arrived, city caught fire and three fourths ofit was destroyed.
-French now had no shelter or food. -
French Freeze
-Russoan winter had started.
-Hundreds of thousands of French soldiers froze to death as temperatures fell to40 degrees below zero.
-Thousands more died from disease and lack of food.
-In the end, fewer than 100,000 soldiers made it back to France. -
Allies Join Together
-Napoleon quickly raised another army, but the new soldiers were not well trained.
-they were defeated by the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, and great Britain.
-This was the first time the four countries had joined togeather to fight Napoleon. -
Allies take Paris
-Napoleon was forced to abdicate, or give up the throne.
-Sent into exile to the small island of Elba off the coast of Italy.
-Managed to escape.
-He managed to gather togeather troops to invade France.
-Napoleon again reigned as emperor.
-British leadership of the Duke of Wellington.
-Defeated him in 1825 at the battle of Waterloo -
Waterloo
-British leadership of the Duke of Wellington, finally defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo -
Death
-Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena off the west coast of Africa, where he died.
