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In 1793 Napolean forced British troops out of the port of Toulon, the next year he won a victory over Austrian troops in Italy.
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Napolean was a great leader who had much early success before his rise.
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Napolean successfully dealt with a mob of royalists trying to regain power. He forced the royalists to flee by shooting artillery into the crowd. He was then put in charge of defending the french interior as a reward (at age 26)
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Napoleon was in command of French forces invading Italy. However, even though they were poorly supplies, Napolean took this hardship to his advantage. Since a supply train was not slowing him and his troops down, they could strike quickly. Ultimately, they won battles against Austrians and Italians. France’s borders were kept secure and also won territory for France.
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Napoleon wanted to disrupt the valuable trade between Great Britain and India. 1798, he took the French fleet and a large army across the mediterranean sea. They quickly defeated Egypt’s ottoman defenders and won control of much of Egypt. But Admiral Horatio Nelson who controlled the British navy trapped the french ships and destroyed most of the French fleet.
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Armed supporters of Napolean surrounded the directory legislature and forced members to turn the government over to Napolean - a forced transfer of power AKA the event of coup d’état
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The Consulate is established with Bonaparte as First Consul. A few months later, he leads the French army in a daring march across the Alps, defeating the Austrian army in the Battle of Marengo (June 14, 1800).
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Taking advantage of this period of relative peace, Napoleon takes steps to restore order in France through new policies of reconciliation. Amnesties are granted to many exiled aristocrats, who return to France.
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JUL 15, 1801, Napoleon didn't want to change the religious views of France. Most people of all classes wanted him to resonate with the church ways. So to do what they wanted Napoleon a Concordat (agreement). This gave a new way the church and state connect. From this, he gained respect and support from citizens of France
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Napolean sent a plebiscite or a question put before all the voters and asked “did they want to declare France an empire”. French voters supported him and voted yes. Pope Pius VII came from Rome to crown Napoleon emperor in Paris.
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MAR 21, 1804, Napoleon Made a system of laws. This helped the country remove many crimes and give body to how the law is held. These laws are known as the Napoleonic code. But a negative of this is that it was so supportive of authority it actually limited the individual rights of people. So slavery was back in order and no more freedom of speech/press.
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May 18–December 2, 1804: The Consulate is transformed into the Empire and Napoleon is declared Emperor of the French. In December, the Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine takes place at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The Imperial Household is officially established.
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At the Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval fleet commanded by Admiral Nelson destroys the French navy. Napoleon’s invasion plans are ended.
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Napoleon defeats the forces of Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II at the Battle of Austerlitz.
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In an effort to disrupt Great Britain’s trade with other nations he planned a blockade AKA the continental system which authorized French warships and privateers to capture neutral ships sailing from any British port or from any country occupied by British forces.
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July 7–9, 1807: Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I signed the Treaties of Tilsit, giving Napoleon control of an empire that encompasses most of Europe.
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1808-1814, the Spanish people began a guerilla war in which groups of peasants ambushed french troops and raided french camps. Then the french slaughtered many innocent Spanish civilians to punish the Spanish guerilla fighters. In the end, the war kept the french army pinned down so Napolean had to pull his troops out of Spain.
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Under the pretext of sending reinforcements to the French army occupying Portugal, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Spain. Napoleon failed to convert this into a lasting peace. The Peninsular War began initially because Napoleon wished to invade Portugal to prevent it from trading with Britain. As with the invasion of Russia, this was hardly necessary and cost far more than it was worth.
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As Napoleon’s dynastic ambitions grow, he divorces Josephine because of her inability to provide an heir.
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Napoleon marries Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria in 1810. Napoleon-François-Charles Joseph Bonaparte, son of Napoleon and Marie-Louise, is born on March 20, 1811. The new heir is given the title King of Rome
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This invasion started with Napoleon's troops crossing over a river to attack Russia. Bonaparte thought that by keeping The Russians away from Britain that they could give peace to France. While the French invaded the land Russians used the scorched earth tactic and burned villages, towns, and crops to keep the French troops from living off the land.
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JUN 18, 1815, This battle was fought near Waterloo, Napoleon and his French army were defeated by the Prussian, Seventh Coalition, and Anglo armies. These different armies worked together to outsmart the French army
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the period between Bonaparte's return to exile (March 20, 1815) and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII (July 8, 1815). There were lots of campaigns to try to keep Napoleon in rule, but he has declared an outlaw and had been defeated.
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Napoleon had many accomplishments in his lifetime. Some major ones being that he restored the balance of monarch and religious power, gave religious freedom to the country, he rebuilt the french army which resulted in many victories, He also made France's first consul. Overall he helped to form France into what it is today in the modern world.
