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Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign
Napoleon landed 35,000 soldiers in Egypt, and travelled to Cairo, where he was met by British Admiral Horatio Nelson. He suffered a defeat to Admiral Nelson, but retreated alone to France and lied about victory. -
The Italian Campaign
Napoleon lead over 35,000 troops into Italy, easily defeating the Austrian soldiers stationed there. -
The Consulate
The Consulate was the highest level of French government, established after a coup d’etat. -
La Banque de France
The Banque de France was a bank created in 1800 to fix the French financial situation. It also introduced a new form of currency. -
Concordat of 1801
An agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Prius VII, in which the Church was re-established in France. However, the churches lost lands remained lost. -
Consul For Life
In one of the first steps to creating a new regime in his own image, Napoleon declared himself Consul for life and instituted a new constitution - the Napoleonic Code. -
The Napoleonic Code
This was a set of laws in which religious freedom was increased, but men’s control over their families was strengthened and women’s rights were taken away. -
Self-Declared Emperor of France
Napoleon officially in states himself as the Emperor of France. In his public spectacle of a coronation, Napoleon took the crown from the Pope’s hands and placed it on his own head, crowning himself and his wife Emperor and Empress. The Pope was not happy about this. -
Battle of Trafalgar
A naval battle between the British and French, fought west of Cape Trafalgar. While this was an overwhelming British victory, Admiral Horatio Nelson was killed. -
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire
After territory was lost by the Germans to the west of the Rhine, the Holy Roman Empire (which was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire) was dissolved. -
The Continental System
The Continental System was a blockade Napoleon designed to cripple Britain and cut them off from trading or receiving exports. Neutrals and French Allies - AKA nearly all of Europe - were not allowed to trade with Great Britain. -
The Spanish Resistance (Peninsular War)
The Peninsular War was a number of battles between the French troops and Spanish rebels. The Spanish mainly used guerilla warfare. This war was fought in protest of Joseph Bonaparte being instated as the King of Spain. -
Invasion of Russia
The Invasion of Russia was an entirely failed attempt to conquer Russia. Not only were Napoleon’s forces limited by the Russian Noble’s burning of anything the French could use, but the French were assaulted by the brutal Russian Winter. They were forced to retreat, with the Russians following close behind and picking them off as they retreated. -
Battle of Leipzig
One of Napoleon’s defeats in the latter half of his career, where he tried and failed to take Berlin, resulting in the loss of 35,000 men. -
Hundred Days (War of the Seventh Coalition)
The time during which Napoleon escaped his exile in Elba. After this, Prussia and Russia allied against France. -
The Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte, was a crippling defeat by the British and Prussians. This marked the end of his tyrannical reign. -
Napoleon’s Abdictation
After his defeat in Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte renounced the throne, giving it to his son.