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- New system of war
- Goal to separate Austrian and Sardinian forces
- Sardinians forced to withdraw from the Coalition
- major cities occupied
- Austrians retreat to Mantua
- French enter Papal States
- this brought disorder the Papal states
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- Napoleon wanted to disrupt British trades to India
- captured Malta, and soon after landed troops in Egypt
- Alexandria captured, then marched his troops across desert to Cairo
- Mamelukes charged on Napoleon at the battle of Pyramids, over in 1 hour
- The British found his anchored fleet and trapped Napoleon
- continued to Syria
- retreated to Cairo, Napoleon abandons his troops
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- created after French constitution was signed
- the power of the Consulate allowed Napoleon to govern his military campaigns more effectively
- Political power was increased
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- restored confidence in the banks
- issued bank notes
- trust gained into French Currency
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- caused by church reforms during the revolution
- Between Napoleon and Papal States
- defined status of the Catholic Church in France
- Napoleon could appoint Bishops and allowed seminaries
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- Napoleon proclaimed himself First Consul for life
- reformed education system
- major steps in creating an empire in his image
- wanted to be like Rome
- 3 years after he proclaimed himself First Consul
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- made emperor to show power
- no effect on lower class
- Napoleon wanted to leave a mark
- Wanted to show he was above everyone
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- Reflect Legal code principles of the revolution
- 1 law code
- Authority men had in houses grew
- reduced child rights
- deprived women rights
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- Established British naval supremacy
- French outnumbered British fleet
- French captain received orders to head to Italy
- British caught the French at Trafalgar
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- Napoleon wanted to increase control over Germany
- Napoleon set up Confederation of the Rhine
- grouped a large number of independent state
- this forced Francis II to abdicate his position
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- Napoleon wanted to hurt the British economy
- through multiple decrees, a blockade was put forth
- France and their allies were not to trade with Britain
- Hurt many economies in Europe
- French forces thinned
- Russia secretly bypassed the blockade and traded with Britain
- Provoked the idea of invading Russia
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- King Ferdinand deposited
- multiple provinces became autonomous
- France pulled out in 1808, invaded Spain in 1809
- controlled most of the Iberian peninsula
- Britain, Portugal, and Spanish guerrillas managed to defeat Napoleon -
- wanted to have Russia to cease trading with Britain
- Napoleon relies on the terrain to feed his troops
- Russia keeps retreating and scorching the earth
- Napoleon reached Moscow during September
- Russia burned it down which led Napoleon to retreat back to home before winter came
- Russia attacked the depleting French forces on their retreat
- Winter was devastating Napoleon and his forces
- Napoleon finally reaches home
- Had almost half a million troops, estimated 100,000 made it out
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- resulted in the destruction of French hold in Germany and Poland
- followed his retreat from Russia
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- Napoleon lost the Battle of Leipzig
- 6th Coalition pushed him back to France
- March of 1814 Paris was taken
- that April he signed Abdication and Marie Louise and Napoleon, along with their son went to Elba
- Next February he escaped Elba and returned to France while the Coalition was in Congress of Vienna
- Takes control of the French army once more which starts the Hundred Days
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- left Elba with 1,500 men
- marched onto Paris to cheering crowds
- made liberal changes onto the Imperial Constitution
- Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Britain began preparations for war
- Marched onto Belguim
- Beat the Prussians at Ligny, 2 days later he met the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo
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- Napoleon waited till midday to attack
- Napoleon fought fiercely against the British, but the Duke still stood
- At dusk, Napoleon charged with his elite guard, which was repelled
- Prussians charged during the night
- Napoleon was banished to St. Helena