The Age of Napoleon

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    Italian Campaign (green)

    Napoleon has hopes to conquer Italy with his French/Italian army
    He succeeded
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    Egyptian Campaign (green)

    Defended trade interests
    Seemed further alliances
    Weakened Britain’s access to India
  • Banque de France (green)

    Controlled interest rate throughout France
    Fostered economic recovery
  • Concordat of 1801 (yellow/green)

    Refined French Catholic Church
    Ended breach caused by church reforms and confiscations
  • Consul for Life (green)

    Napoleon became emperor of the French
  • Napoleon is Code(yellow)

    Established equality of citizens
    Undid reforms from the revolution for women
  • Declared self emperor (green)

    He placed the crown on his own head and proclaimed Josephine empress
  • Consulate (green)

    Made government efficient, abolished privilege and made everything fair
  • Battle of Trafalgar(red)

    Naval engagement by the British navy and French navy. The British won the battle.
  • Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)

    Napoleon smashed the Holy Roman Empire forcing the Austrian army to be against them
    They ended up smashing the Austrian army and gained allies
  • Continental System (yellow)

    A blockade trying to paralyze Britain
    No French ally could trade with Britain
  • Resistance in Spain (red)

    Weakened French military power
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    Invasion of Russia (RED)

    Napoleon invades Russia during the winter
    The Russian army forces a retreat
    Napoleons army gets picked off
    Around 500,000 French casualties with 10,000 remaining soldiers
  • Battle of Nations at Liepzig (red)

    2 Saxon brigades and some Württembergers deserted the army leaving a hole in the French line
    They became surrounded with little ammunition and lost
  • Abdication (red)

    After Waterloo he returned to Paris with hopes of keeping political support
    He was force to give up his role
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    Hundred Days (red)

    Napoleons escape from exile
    Brought to an end after Waterloo
  • Waterloo (RED)

    Napoleon used an outdated warfare tactic and lost the battle, ending his time as emperor of France