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At italy the french defeated the Austrians, who ruled italy at that time. France acquired Belgium from Austria, from wining. France also acquired hundreds of art treasures from italy, which were placed int he Lourve (luv), the french National Museum.
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Napoleon Sailed for Egypt, where British forses were stationed. He won great land victory there, but the British fleet destroyed the French fleet. Nevertheless, the French Succeeded in their infuence in Egypt. Another importent outcome of the French Campain was the soldiers accompanying Napoleon discovered the Rosetta Stone.
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Napoleon set up a new government called the Consulate. He placed himself at its head and took the title of First Consule.
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Meanwhile Austria, Russia, and Great Britain, defeated the French forces in Europe
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By this time, Russia was no longer at war with france. so the First conul had be created.
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By this time Russia was no longer in war with France. Although Austria and Great Britan were.In 1801, Napoleon led the French forces to victory over Austria. In 1802, he arranged a peace treaty with Great Britan.
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In 1803, Great Britain, threatened by Napoleons actions, declared war on France.
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Being Emporor of France was not enough for Napoleon Bonaparte. He wanted to build a Grand Empire that would take place of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Because of the War with France, Great Britain had Allies and that was not going to stop Napoleon. So in 1805 Napoleon Crowned himself King of Italy.
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In 1806 The Confederation of the Rhine, which consisted of a group of conquered German states.
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In 1808 He invaded Spain and Portugal. Probually to get land and riches.
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He forbid Grat britain to trade with other countries.
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The fallowing year after he invaded Spain and Russia he made the Papal States part of France and threw the pope in prison.
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Napoleon Decides to take Russia. He organized a Grand Army of about 600,000 soldiers of different nationalities.
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In September, Napoleon reached Moscow, Which had been Abbandonned by Russia.
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By then the bitter Russian winter had started. Hundreds and thousands of french soldiers froze to death as temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero.
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They were defeated by the Allied forces of Austria, Russia, Prussia, and Great Britan.The first time the four countries had joined together to fight Napoleon.
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In 1814 the Allies took paris, and Napoleon was forced to Abdicate the throne.
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The Allies fo Duke of Wllington finally defeated hin in 1815 at the battle of Waterloo.
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The time Napoleon was sent of to the island of St,. Helen of the west coast of Africa, where he died in 1821
