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May 22, 1223
conquering of europe
the Mongol invasion of Europe in the 13th century was the military effort by an Asian power, the Mongols, to invade and conquer Europe -
loss of american territories
a purchase was made that almost more than doubled the size of the United States. Thomas Jefferson became president in 1801. At that time the border of the United States was the Mississippi River, and Florida was ruled by Spain. On the island of Hispaniola a Haitian rebellion sprung up and thousands of French soldiers were sent to control the uprising. There was some success but many of the soldiers died of yellow fever. -
Napoleonic code
The Napoleonic Code is the French civil code established under Napoléon I in 1804. It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force on 21 March 1804. -
Napoleon crowned as emperor
According to legend, during the coronation he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, thus displaying his rejection of the authority of the Pontiff. -
Accomplishments of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was the first Emperor of France. His career as a military leader and political leader led to a number of major accomplishments that benefited France and directly affected the balance of power in Europe. His accomplishments included reforms in politics, domestic affairs, religion and the military. -
continental system
was the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. -
Invasion of Russia
known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812 and in France as the Russian Campaign, began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. -
the hundred days
The Hundred Days, marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 -
waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-led Allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prince of Wahlstatt. -
Coup D’état
The French coup d'état of 2 December 1851 was a self-coup staged by Prince Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte. It ended in the successful dissolution of the French National Assembly and the subsequent re-establishment of the French Empire the next year. When he faced the prospect of having to leave office in 1852, Louis-Napoléon staged the coup in order to stay in office and implement his reform programs; these included the restoration of universal suffrage -
concordat
an agreement or treaty, especially one between the Vatican and a secular government relating to matters of mutual interest.
