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Abbe Sieyes and Talleyrand planned the coup with the aid of General Napoleon Bonaparte. What they did was have the councils meet at Saint-Cloud and then they bombraed them with troops. So, the creation of a new consular government headed by First Consul Bonaparte was started.
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So Austria did not agree with at Fracne's new goverment. Which caused general Moreau to be sent to fight Austrian's presence in German. France won the war bearly.
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The people of France were getting angry. Bonaparte, wanted civic peace, so he entered into discussion with the Holy See. This caused the signature of the Concordat on 15 July 1801. This lets Bonaprate to reinforce his control over the church by obtaining the power to name bishops.
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Napoleon proclaimed himself First Consul for Life. He made a new constitution of his own which made a succession to rule for his son. He really wanted to make his regime based on his own image.
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After Napolen has been voted “Consul for life” by the Senat he decided to make a decoration intended to bring together French citizens based on values and talents.
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Napoleon made the place a showcase the wealth of its collections. The museum was to reflect the power of the French state. Napoleon also paid artists to paint his portrait celebrating his political power, as well as works showing the events and the great successes of his reign such as military victories.
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England In 1805 organised a new army against France, which included Austria, Prussia and Russia. The French army won a series of victories, including Ney’s victory at Elchingen on 14 October and Napoleon’s victory at Ulm on 20 October. French troops entered Vienna on 14 November, and on 2 December, a year after his coronation in Paris, Napoleon crushed the Russian and Austrian troops at the Battle of Austerlitz. The Austrians signed the peace treaty at Presbourg on 26 December.
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The main enemy for Napoleon was still England, who controlled the seas and world trade. The development of English industries rested on the exportation of the raw materials from the colonies in India and the Caribbean. Realising that he could not launch a direct attack on the English navy Napoleon decided to wake up England’s economy by imposing a continental blockade in 1806. This prevented entry to some British ships.
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So there were disputes over who should be the next king for Spain. So, Napoleon decided to help out. But the king he selected was not applying to the people of Spain so they started revolting. So, France decided to help out with the outrage. This was contributed to the weakening of the Napoleonic army and served to show to Europe that it was no longer invincible.
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Austria kept losing all its battles, so they decided they needed to take out their biggest emmney Napoleon. They tried to assassinate him. On 12 October Napoleon, whilst observing a military parade at Schonbrunn Palace, Napoleon was approached by a young man who put his hand to his coat, ready to brandish a dagger. An officer stopped him in time, and Napoleon was not even aware of what had happened. Napoleon later had him declared insane then he was later executed.
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So Napoleon divorces Empress Josephine because she produced two children who were female so none of them could take over after Napoleon. On 1 April, he married the young Archduchess Marie-Louise Habsburg, daughter of the Emperor Francis. A year later, on 20 March 1811, the new Empress gave birth to a son named Napoleon.
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The French and Russia fought. The French army entered a city soon to be consumed in flames; the Russians had sacrificed it in order to destroy any supplies or ammunition from which the French could have profited. This made Napoleon begin his retreat on 18 October. The army experienced great difficulty in crossing the swollen river, but were forced to push on ahead. The horrendous weather conditions meant that only 20,000 soldiers returned to France alive.
