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Italian Campaign 🟢
During this campaign Napoleon was able to conquer most of North Italy for France, ultimately forcing the idea of power within France. -
Egyptian Campaign 🟡
Napoleon led an exhibition to Egypt in hopes of disrupting British trade with India. Although this resulted in disastrous losses for Napoleon, he was able to hide these stories from his supporters in France. These "successes" drove Napoleon's ambition. -
Consulate 🟢
Napoleon was made General after overthrowing the directory. He then set up a three-man board of governors called a consulate -
Banque de France 🟡
Napoleon created this bank to help recover and boost the economy in France. It began successful but was later shutdown. -
Concordat of 1801 🟢
Napoleon used this as a way to heal the divisions within the Catholic Church and increase his own status. He decided this would be best for both France and to hold up his regime -
Consul for Life 🟢
Napoleon took the title First Consul and then named himself consul for life in after devising a new constitution that legislated a succession to rule for his son. -
Napoleonic Code 🟡
After the French Revolution, Napoleon wanted to modernize France by creating a new legal code that better reflected the revolution's principles. This code recognized equality of all male citizens but undid some reforms especially in favor of women. -
Declared himself emperor🟢
Napoleon had gained enough power to declare himself emperor of the French. He had a extravagant and fruitful coronation in Paris. The pope was invited to crown Napoleon, Napoleon took the crown and did it himself. -
Battle of Trafalgar 🔴
The Battle of Trafalgar is one of the most famous naval battles in British history. This battle was important because it established British naval authority. It also ended Napoleon’s plans to invade Britain. -
Abolished the Holy Roman Empire 🟡
Napoleon abolished the Holy Roman Empire as a result of Francis Seconds abdication following his defeat by the French army. Napoleon reconstructed the former empire into the Confederation of the Rhine. -
Continental system 🔴
The goal of this was to isolate Britain and promote Napoleon’s authority over Europe. This was very ineffective and eventually led to his fall. Price of popular good increased in Europe and elevated its resentment toward France. -
Resistance in Spain 🔴
After Napoleon made reforms to undermine the Spanish Catholic Church, Spaniards resisted and were met with French forces. These French forces further inflamed Spanish nationalism causing Spanish patriots to conduct guerilla warfare campaigns. These ambushes held a large number of French troops in Spain while Napoleon needed them elsewhere. -
Invasion of Russia 🔴
After the Tsar withdrew his support of the Continental system, Napoleon assembled the Grand Army made up of soldiers from 20 nations and invaded Russia in 1812. Russians burned crops and villages to damage the invading army. By September, Napoleon entered Moscow but was quickly turned home after realizing his army couldn't survive the deadly Russian winter. Most of the Grand Army was killed while retreating from Moscow. -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig 🔴
After Napoleon's disastrous loss in Russia, Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia formed an alliance against France. This new alliance defeated Napoleon in the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig in 1813. -
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Hundred Days 🟡
This marked the period between Napoleon’s exile to Elba and the restoration of a king as ruler over France. The people started to fear a restoration of the old ways and support for Napoleon became strong again. -
Waterloo 🔴
The Battle of Waterloo was a battle that was fought between the French army and the British and Prussian armies. During the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was defeated, and he was exiled for the final time. This signified the end of his reign and of France's domination in Europe. -
Abdication 🔴
After being defeated at Waterloo, Napoleon was forced to give up the throne and marking the end of his rule over France. Napoleon was then exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa.