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Coup 18 Demaire
The event Coup 18 Demaire replaced the directory with a three-member consul. Napoleon became the first consul, having him by France's political figure. -Political Accomplishment -
The battle of Marengo
The battle of Marengo helped cement Napoleon’s power with the first consol after his force defeated one of France’s perennial enemies, the Austrians, out of Italy.- Military Achievement -
Banque de France
The national bank of France was created to restore confidence in the French banking system after the financial upheavals of the revolutionary period. Napoleon was one of the bank's founding shareholders, along with family members and several leading personalities at the time. The bank was initially granted the exclusive privilege to issue bank notes in Paris for a period of 15 years. -Economic Success -
Lycées
The first Lycées was established in 1801, under the education reforms of Napoleon. Lycées was an upper-level secondary school preparing pupils for the requirement of a degree in college. The school enrolled the most talented students in the course of instruction, lasting seven years. The schools were divided into three different areas of specialization; classical studies, modern studies, and scientific-technological studies. -Social Reform -
Concordat of 1801
An agreement between Napoleon and papal and clerical representatives in Rome and Paris. The agreement defined the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France, and ended the breach caused by the church's reforms and confiscations during the French Revolution. -Social Reform -
The First Consul
A constitutional amendment made Napoleon the first consul for life. Two years later, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France at the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris with a luxurious Ceremony. -Social reform -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon sold France's Louisiana Territory in North America to the newly independent United States, partly for as a means to raise funds for future wars. They sold the territory for 15 million dollars, a transaction that later became known as the Louisiana Purchase.-Economic Success -
Napoleonic Code
General Napoleon began the difficult task of revising France's outdated and muddled legal system. Four years later, the Napoleonic code was approved. The code made the authority of men over their families stronger, took individual rights away from women, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children. The laws were applied to all territories under the general's control and were influenced in several other European countries and in South America. -Political Accomplishment -
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon's army defeated the Austrians and the Russians in the battle of Austerlitz, one of his greatest victories yet. The victory resulted in the conclusion of the Holy Roman Empire and the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine. -Military Achievement -
Battle of Jena-Auerstedt
The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on the plateau west of the river Saale, between the forces of Napoleon l of France and Frederick William lll of Prussia. The defeat suffered by the Prussian Army conquered the Kingdom of Prussia to the French Empire until the sixth coalition was made in 1812. -Military
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Battle of Wagram
The french defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Wagram, giving more gains to Napoleon. He reestablished a french aristocracy, which was abolished in the French Revolution, and handed out nobility to his loyal friends and families as his empire expanded to much of the Western and Central continual Europe. -Military Achievement -
Rising of Napoleon's empire
As the empire's highest in 1812, the empire had 130 departments and ruled over 70 million people. It maintained an extensive military presence in Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Dutch of Warsaw, and had Prussia and Austria as normal allies. Napoleon therefore has made France the dominant power in much of continental Europe. -Political Accomplishment -
Economy
Napoleon after 1799 paid for his expensive wars by multiple means, starting with the modernization of the rickety financial system. He conscripted soldiers at low wages, placed large scale loans, sold Louisiana to the United States, raised taxes, sold lands formerly owned to the catholic church, seized food supplies, plundered conquered areas, and did requisitions on countries he controlled, such as Spain and Italy. -Economic Success -
Napoleon's life
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French Military General, the first emperor of France and one of the world's greatest military leaders. He revolutionized military organization and training, sponsored the Napoleonic Code, reorganized education and established the long live Concordat with the papacy.
