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Napoleon was born in Corsica. His parents had an ancestry of nobles and had him trained as a military in France.
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After training, Napoleon became an excellent war tactician. He used his ways and the time of the French Revolution to gain power.
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Napoleon once said "The best medicine against the grapes of wrath is a whiff of grapeshot." Grapeshot is a type of ammo used for cannons. When people said " give them a whiff of grapeshot" they meant load the cannons and fire at the enemy.
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He became commander in chief of the Frecnh Army in 1795 after ten years of being in the French artillery.
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In 1799, the French people approved a new constitution that took away the Directory and put in a Consulate that had three members. Napoleon was the head of the Consulate.
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He staged a coup d'état that said he was the First Consul and he was then viewed as the last of the "Enlightened Despots."
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Napoleon went to Egypt as a conquest and his armies invaded many civilizations at first, but then the Egyptians turned around and fought back. Eventually Napoleon pretends to be Muslim to take over, but he still loses men who converted over and flees Egypt in 1799.
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In 1800, Napoleon led his troops through the Alps in a second campaign in Italy.
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This treaty was basically a nene wall of a past treaty with Austria saying that France defeated them and Italy's land was separate from Austria's. It also was a treaty to end the Second Coalition.
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The Papacy was now opened up to negotiations for the Concordat.
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The treaty stated that Britain would return some of the French island and the French would keep their conquered European territories. Eventually Britain broke the treaty and war broke out again.
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In 1804, the Napoleonic Code was established. It stated laws such as everyone being equal before the law, feudal laws being ended, and parents having all rights over their children. This code had some fair parts, but also did not show equality for women.
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At this time, Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of France.
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At this time, the French defeated the British again in the Battle of Trafalgar.
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The idea of the Continental System was to isolate Britain and give credit to Napoleon's victories across Europe.
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Fought in modern Germany between France and Prussia and there was a decisive defeat.
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This treaty was between Russia, Prussia, and France. It stated that they would all follow the Continental System.
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Napoleon entered Russia with his troops in 1812. His invasion started with the Battle of Borodino which ended in a draw, but the French troops decided to push further. They eventually were driven back by the Russians and invasion was destroyed.
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This battle took place in Salamanca in Spain. This was part of the Peninsular War where there was a large revolt against Napoleon in Spain.
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This was known as the largest battle in world history where most of Napoleon's Grand Army was destroyed.
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In 1814, the Allies entered France for the Battle of Paris.
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Napoleon followed the Treaty of Fontainebleau which stated that he was exiled to the island of Elba where he would be given 2 million francs a year and could keep his title of emperor. Part of the treaty was broken when he never received his 2 million francs.
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In the first treaty, France gave back all lands that they conquered since 1792.
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On September 1st, the Congress of Vienna was established. The Principles of Settlement were Legitimacy, Compensation, andBalance of Power.
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At the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington and exiled to St. Helena.
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Napoleon was sent on a British ship to St. Helena, far away from France, and remained prisoner on the island until he died in 1821.
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The second treaty was much more harsh with France than the first had been. There was large compensation given such as minor territories.
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On May 18th, Napoleon died a prisoner in St. Helena.
