Napoleon

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  • Italian Campaign (green)

    Italian Campaign (green)

    Napoleon conquered most of Northern Italy for France. This started his love of power.
  • Egyptian Campaign (red)

    Egyptian Campaign (red)

    Napoleons was defeated by the British Admiral and resulted in the destruction of the French fleet. Known as the battle of the Nile, Napoleon abandoned his troops.
  • Consulate (green)

    Consulate (green)

    Napoleon overthrew the French Directory which created the Consulate. This is how he made himself FirstConsul
  • Banque de France (green)

    Banque de France (green)

    This was an attempt to help the economy of France after the Revolution.
  • Concordat of 1801 (green)

    Concordat of 1801 (green)

    The Concordat healed divisions with the Catholic Church and was developed after the church property and civil constitution of the clergy was confiscated.
  • Consul for Life (green)

    Consul for Life (green)

    This was a way for Napoleon to create a new regime. This was a new constitution and a way for his son to rule.
  • Napoleonic Code (yellow)

    Napoleonic Code (yellow)

    The Napoleonic code was a collection of laws that reformed French legal code to reflect principles of the French Revolution. One civil law code was created for France
  • Declared self Emperor (green)

    Declared self Emperor (green)

    He wanted to call himself emperor instead of king because he felt that the emperor would leave more of a mark and more people would remember him as their was a great success with emperors in the past.
  • Battle of Trafalgar (red)

    Battle of Trafalgar (red)

    The British won this war and it was fought between France and Britain, Austria and Russia, the 3rd coalition.
  • Abolished The Holy Roman Empire (green)

    Abolished The Holy Roman Empire (green)

    Napoleon abolished the Empire to gain more power and gain more land
  • Continental System (yellow)

    Continental System (yellow)

    The Continental System’s goal was to isolate Britain and for Napoleon to control Europe. This led to the Berlin Decrees and the Milan Decree.
  • Resistance in Spain (red)

    Resistance in Spain (red)

    Napoleon’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte was the new King of Spain and he introduced reforms.
  • Invasion of Russia (red)

    Invasion of Russia (red)

    Napoleon led the Grand Armée of 422,000 men across Europe and into Russia. This was fought in Moscow. This led Russia to set fire to the city. The French were defeated by Russia at Borodino
  • Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (red)

    Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (red)

    This battle resulted in the destruction of the rest of French power. It was fought with 185,000 French troops and another 320,000 allied troops
  • Abdication (red)

    Abdication (red)

    This is the act of formally relinquishing monarchical authority and helped maintain stability during succession. Napoleon stepped down and was exiled.
  • Hundred Days (red)

    Hundred Days (red)

    This war marked the War of the Seventh Coalition and marked Napoleon’s return from Elba
  • Waterloo (red)

    Waterloo (red)

    Waterloo was fought in Belgium and was Napoleon’s last battle. A French army was defeated by the Seventh Coalition, led by the British