The French Revolution& Napoleon

  • The storming of the Bastille

    The storming of the Bastille
    On July 14th the Bastille was attacked by an angry mob of aggressive people.when the prison governor didn’t want to comply, the mob charged and after a violent battle the mob eventually took hold of the building
  • The French Revolutionary wars

    The French Revolutionary wars
    The French Revolutionary wars were a bunch of military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802. The Revolutionary wars resulted in the French Revolution.
  • Battle of Nile

    Battle of Nile
    The battle of Nile was a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the Navy of the French Republic at Aboukir Bay on the Mediterranean coast off the Nile delta of Egypt. This battle isolated Napoleons army in Egypt
  • The battle of Tatfalgar

    The battle of Tatfalgar
    The battle of Trafalgar was the naval engagement that was fought by the British Royal Navy and the French and Spanish Navies during the war the third coalition of the Napoleonic wars. The battle ended with a victory for the British forced , which allowed British to become the worlds largest sea power for 100 years
  • The continental system

    The continental system
    The continental system was Napoleons policy that prevented Great Britain and the continental Europe from trading. This policy was made to destroy Great Britain’s economy. The continental system brought really bad economic strains to Europe and had a big impact with the leaders of Europe
  • The invasion of Russia

    The invasion of Russia
    During the Invasion of Russia Napoleon took over 500,000 soldiers and destroyed his aura of invincibility which kept Eruope complacent. On top of that, there was a mass loss of human life because of the fighting, the hunger exhaustion, and the weather.
  • Napoleon exile

    Napoleon exile
    During the summer of 1814 Napoleon and his army organized a invasion to Russia and Paris. When His army invited Paris they captured Paris, and then Paris became under threat causing Napoleon to go to exile in Elba.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    The battle of Waterloo was a conflict during the Hundred Days that Napoleon escaped from exile to the return of Lous XVlll. The battle was fought on Waterloo village, Belgium, it pitted Napoleons 72,000 troops against the Duke of Wellington army of 68,000. After the battle Napoleon was defeated and was put into exile for the final time