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Coup d'etat
The definition was the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group, a military coup d’etat of the dictator. When the Directory proved to be ineffective, it was replaced by a Consulate (1799-1804), which was three men who ran the government.
The consulate was dominated by Napoleon. -
Emperor
He crowned himself Emperor of France with general approval -
First Consul
When the Directory proved to be ineffective, it was replaced by a Consulate, which was three men who ran the government.
The consulate was dominated by Napoleon -
Austerlitz
In the expansion due to military victories over European enemies (Austria, Prussia, Holland, Warsaw…). The highest point was the victory in Austerlitz (Austria and Russia). -
Russian campaign
Napoleon's army eventually reached a Moscow abandoned and destroyed by the Russian army based on the scorched-earth policy. -
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Spanish war of independence
Napoleon had installed his brother Joseph as the king of Spain and sent 118,000 soldiers across into Spain to insure his rule. Determined to bend the Spanish people to his will, he had decided to make Spain a part of his empire -
Waterloo
This battle was Napoleon's defeat.
This was French army againts allied troops made up of British, Dutch and Germans led by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian army of Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher.