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Coup d'Etat (Political)
By 1799 the people of France had lost all confidence in the Directory, and the Directory had lost a handle on political power. Napoleon gained political power once he overthrew the government and established the consulate, which contained three consuls, and he was the first concule. This was his first political accomplishment. Napoleon Bonaparte is considered a dictator at this time. -
Tax Reform (Economic)
Beginning in 1800, Napoleon has started his reform on the tax system of France at the time. He started by borrowing money to pay off shorter term expenses and then he started working on a system to make it equal. He made is that no one would be favored when paying taxes. He also hired tax collectors so that all taxes were delivered to the government. -
Establishment of the National Bank (Economic)
Napoleon in 1800 built the Bank of France or the Banque de France, located in Paris. This bank restored economic struggles with in France during the revolution. The new establishment was charged with issuing notes payable to an agent or carrier on sight, in return for discounting of trade bills. -
Battle of Marengo ( Military)
The battle of Marengo was a major victory for France and Napoleon. It took place at the end of one of Napoleon's campaigns, the battle began when Napoleon brought his troops St. Bernard Pass in May. This battle helped assure Napoleon's spot and power on the First consul. This event also got rid of the Austrians in Italy. -
Education reform (Social)
Napoleon thought that education was important, so he restarted the school systems of France. First, he regenerated the primary schools of France, and in 1801 he created "Lycée", which are higher level secondary schools. Not only that, but Napoleon encouraged and improved treacher's training. In the year of 1808, Napoleon also established the University of France. These schools mostly focused on the education of males, rather than females. In all, this was another big social reform for Napoleon. -
Concordat (Social)
The concordat of 1801 was when an agreement was signed between Napoleon and the pope. Napoleon had done this to reform the church after the revolution, and he knew that most of the French people were Catholic. Also by creating harmony between the church and France, he accumulated more supporters. This decision he made was to gain social reforms and to improve his reputation. -
Louisiana Purchase (Economic)
Napoleon sold Louisiana territory, approximately 827,000 square miles, to America in 1803 for 15 million dollars. America didn't need or ask for the territory but France convinced them to buy it from them, the treaty was created on April 30th and was signed it off on May 2nd. Napoleon wanted to sell the land because he thought it would be to hard to defend and France needed the money since they were in debt from the french revolution. This was a major economic success for Napoleon and France. -
Napoleonic Code (Political)
One of Napoleon's primary priorities when in power was to restructure the legal system, he created civil codes that were rational and included common sense. The Napoleonic Code gave equal rights under the law and the right of religious dissent. It arranged laws into branches and divided civil laws into categories. These laws were spread to places under Napoleon's rule, they also later influenced South America. Although, these rights at the time were only granted to men,not to women or children. -
Napoleon Crowded Emperor (Social)
When Napoleon was crowded emperor of France, Napoleon had the Pope Pius VII invited to the Notre Dame Cathedral, where Napoleon took the crown from the Popes hands to crown himself. Napoleon had done this to show he is not going to be controlled by someone other than himself and he holds the power over his people. This was a social reform because he was trying to reassure his people that he was a strong leader. -
Battle of Ulm (Military)
Ulm is located at present day Germany. The battle of Ulm would then contribute to the War of the Third Coalition, this war also contributed to the treaty signed by France and Austria in 1809. It began with Napoleon ending his Ulm campaign alongside his 210,000 troops from France. The Austrian leader had 72,000 troops. This was a bloodless battle between the two because Austria surrendered to France since the ratio of the two countries troops were unequal. -
Battle of Austerlitz (Military)
In November of 1805, Napoleon prepared to attack the Austria near western Austria. Austria was allied with Russia at the time, and together they had 90,000 troops, Napoleon only had 68,000 troops. Although Napoleon was out numbered, enemy's troops were unequipped or insignificantly trained. In the end Napoleon's military tactics is what lend him to victory, and this allowed him to conquer Austria. The battle of Austerlitz was one of Napoleon's best military accomplishments. -
Battle of Friedland (Military)
The battle of Friedland took place in Friedland which is at modern day Russia or eastern of Prussia. It was between 80,000 of Bonaparte's troops and 58,000 of the Russians troops. The Russian troops were either killed, captured, or they drowned in the river because the bridges had been destroyed by Napoleon's main attack. When Russia realized they were defeated they started to withdraw their troops and to retreat. This ended in victory of France and Napoleon's empire. -
Napoleon's Empire (Political)
By 1812, Napoleon had Austria, Spain, Germany. Italy, Duchy of Warsaw, and Prussia under his empire. But because of failed attempts, at this time he did not have Great Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire under control. The rulers of these countries he took over were often family members, this allowed him to then have alliances with powerful countries. Most countries part of Napoleon's empire were countries that joined the empire in fear of defeat or countries that were defeated. -
Napoleon on Elba (Social)
On April of 1814, Napoleon was sent to Elba island. Even though he escaped, he was so confident and dynamic that he ended up doing a lot for good to Elba. Important things he did were, extending roads, boosted agriculture, created a small army and navy, redirected the legal system and administration and also providing schools. With his title as emperor and him being a dictator, he felt like he couldn't not do anything for those days he was on Elba and he must reorganize the existing chaos. -
What Napoleon Should Be Known For (Final entry)
Napoleon's efforts to reform legal systems and other accomplishments would supply a basis of what present day Europe. He also partionaly unified Europe. Napoleon's objectives removed the old system and reintroduced a new system with ideals of equality and reform. After Napoleon died and his power faded, the old system never came back and the way things were before never continued after Napoleon was gone. -
Boost Tarde (Economic)
During his time in power, Bonaparte had done great things for the economy of France. Although he blocked trade from Great Britain, he had also built many new roads and canals for trade to come through. he made roads on Elba as well. This better system created convenient flow through countries and allowed more money to come in. Also Napoleon suggested new industries and goods, so this added more curiosity regarding trade.
