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The Italian Campaigns of the French Revolutionary War were a series of conflicts fought in Northern Italy. This forced Italy to surrender to the allies (green).
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The French campaign in Egypt and Syria was Napoleon's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria. This proclaimed to defend French trade interests, seek further direct alliances with Tipu Sultan, weaken Britain's access to India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region. This campaign ended in defeat for Napoleon (red).
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The Consulate was the top level government of France. This made the government in France more efficient and abolished most of the remnants of class and privilege (green).
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The Banque de France was created by Napoleon. He created this to grow the economy and restore confidence in the French banking system. The amount of money increased in the country and allowed to revive commerce and industry (yellow).
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The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon, papal, and clerical representatives in both Rome and Paris. This defined the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France, and ended the breach caused by the church reforms (yellow).
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Napoleon proclaimed himself the First Consul for Life. This made Napoleon the highest power. It also made him able to control the entire government, control the army, conduct foreign affairs, and influence legislature (yellow).
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The Napoleonic Code gave France its first set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family and individual rights. This made the authority of men over their families stronger. It also restricted the rights of women (yellow).
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In 1804, Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and then crowned his wife Josephine Empress. This ceremony took place in Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Napoleon surprised everyone by not allowing Pope Pius Vll to crown him. This showed that Napoleon was not controlled by Rome. This ceremony made a great number of people realize the similarities between Napoleon and the pope they removed (yellow).
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The Battle of Trafalgar was fought by the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of France and Spain. This naval battle was fought off the coast of Spain. In the end, Napoleon was defeated by the British (red).
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The Continental System was a blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain. Neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British. It was easy for British ships to smuggle goods into Europe because Napoleon didn't have control of the seas. Since legal trade was cut off, Europe's economy began to fall and goods became scarce (red).
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The Holy Roman Empire had survived over a thousand years when it was finally destroyed by Napoleon and the French (green).
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Napoleon sent reinforcements to the French army that was occupying Portugal, and he also invaded Spain. Spaniards rejected the French rule and fought a bloody war. This resulted in Napoleon being defeated (red).
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Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Newman River in an attempt to defeat the Russian army. The Invasion of Russia lasted six months. Napoleon failed to conquer Russia because of poor discipline, disease, and the weather (red).
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The Battle of Leipzig, also called the Battle of Nations was the largest battle in Europe prior to World War 1. This was a penultimate defeat for Napoleon and ended what was left of the French power in Germany and Poland (red).
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In Paris the parliament forced Napoleon to abdicate since France was being attacked on all frontiers. The allies made it clear that they were not fighting France, but against Napoleon alone. Napoleon abdicated in favor of his son (yellow).
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The Hundred Days War marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris, and the return of King Louis XVlll. This failed because most of Napoleon's army was killed or hurt (yellow).
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The Battle of Waterloo was fought near Waterloo in Belgium. This was the final defeat of Napoleon, and ended the Napoleonic War. This marked the end of Napoleon's reign and of France's domination in Europe (red).
