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Italian Campaign 🟢
Napoleon captured the majority of northern Italy and forced the Hapsburgh emperor to make peace. -
Egyptian Campaign 🟡
Napoleon wanted to disrupt British trade with India. It ended up a disaster, but he covered up his losses from the people of France. It was both a failure and a victory because although he left a lot of troops and had failed battles his reputation remained unscathed. -
Consulate 🟢
Napoleon became a political leader by overthrowing the Directory and setting up a three-man governing board, the Consulate. He soon became First Consul. Napoleon was successful in this endeavor because he was able to set himself up for a position of power. -
Banque de France 🟢
Napoleon created the this bank to help France’s economy recover after the recession that occurred in the revolutionary period. The amount of money increased in the country and allowed commerce and industry. In addition the increase in taxes made the country rich and financed his army. The Banque de France still exists today. It was a success because it greatly improved the economy of France, was long-lasting, and funded Napoleon’s conquests. -
Concordat of 1801 🟢
Napoleon made peace with the Catholic Church by allowing them religious freedom, but still kept them under control of the state. This deal appeased the Catholics while conveniently keeping Napoleon in control, so everyone was happy. -
Consul for Life 🟢
After setting up the three-man Consulate in 1799 and another constitution was drawn up Napoleon made himself First Consulate. Then 3 years later he named himself consul for life after gaining back the Louisiana territory 2 years earlier. This was a success for Napoleon because he gained power and land. -
Napoleonic Code 🟡
Utilized enlightenment ideals like the equality of all citizens in the law, religious toleration, and abolition of feudalism. Women lost rights that were gained in the revolution and the rights of citizenship didn’t apply to them. Males regained complete authority over their wives and children. It was a victory for the common man of the lower classes but not the women. -
Declared Himself Emperor 🟢
At the coronation in Paris he took the crown from the pope and put it on his own head to symbolize his power on the throne. Through each power step, Napoleon held a plebiscite to get the popular vote with the people for power. This display of power made him viewed as the most powerful and superior. Napoleon gains a more powerful view from the public eye while also still being respected and well-liked by the French society and now his position of authority is with the church is cemented. -
Battle of Trafalgar 🔴
Napoleon tried to invade Britain who, at the time, had a small army, but strong sea power. British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated him at Trafalgar off the southwest coast of Spain. This defeat lead to Napoleon’s plan B of economic warfare, the Continental System. This was a failure because his naval force got defeated and he had to resort to economic warfare. -
Abolition of Holy Roman Empire 🟢
Pope Francis II abdicated following defeat by the French army and dissolved the entire imperial hierarchy, so that Napoleon couldn’t become the Holy Roman Emperor. Napoleon reconstructed the empire into the Confederation of the Rhine. This was a victory because now he didn’t have a higher religious power in the way. -
Continental System 🟡
Economic warfare used by Napoleon to close European ports to British goods. That Britain respond with a counter blockade. Due to suspicion, neutral ships were attacked which caused tensions to rise with countries of these ships (America). It resulted in the war of 1812. This did kind of work in Napoleon’s favor because it started a war against Britain, but it the British blockade limited France’s trade as well. -
Resistance in Spain 🔴
Napoleon created reforms in order to undermine the Spanish Catholic Church. Many Spaniards were still loyal to their former king and the church and resented Napoleon. French forces brutally repressed the Spanish, yet this only enraged them further. Spanish patriots conducted hit-and-run raids called guerrilla warfare. These small attacks kept a lot of French troops in Spain when Napoleon needed them elsewhere and were a nuisance to him. -
Invasion of Russia 🔴
Napoleon decided to invade Russia after they revoked their support for Continental System because of its negative economical effects.Napoleon was expanding the Grand Dutchy of Warsaw, which borders Russia.He assembled the Grand Army containing 600,000 soldiers and 50,000 horsed from 20 different nations. As the Russians retreated, they burned all of the French’s supplies so that when the reached Moscow the had to retreat. This 100 mile trek had only 20,000 people survive. It caused his downfall. -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig 🔴
Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria formed an alliance and defeated Napoleon at Leipzig. This caused him to abdicate a year later for the first time and get sent to exile in Elba. Then Louis XVIII stepped up as king. This was a crushing defeat for Napoleon, who has now lost all reputation and power. -
Abdication 🔴
After his defeat at Waterloo, he got abdicated and exiled for the 2nd time to St. Helena. -
100 Days 🟢
In March 1815 Louis XVIII fled Paris as Napoleon advanced. He had escaped exile and come back to France, with French soldier support he triumphed. Napoleon ruled 100 days before the allied forces reassembled their armies to unseat him. -
Waterloo, Belgium 🔴
The Duke of Wellington, leading Britain, and General Blücher, leading Prussian forces, defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in one day (only 100 days after his triumph in France). Napoleon was forced to abdicate for the 2nd time and exile on St. Helena.