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Napoleon Bonaparte is appointed General of the French Forces
Throughout 1796 he was victorious in many different battles, including: Mondovi, Montenotte, Cherasco, Castiglione, Bassano, Lodi, and more. He also drove the Austrians out of Northern Italy around this time. Then, through the Treaty of Campo Formio, France received Belgium in an exchange for Belgium. At this time, France's former enemies made peace with her (except for Britain). -
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The Napoleonic Era
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Le Coup de Brumaire
Napoleon overthrew the directory due to the fact that the Council refused to make changes to the Constitution. -
The Concordat of 1801
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement with the current Pope where the Catholic Church was re-instated as the national Church. This brought religious stability into the country. -
First Consul
Napoleon declared himself First Consul for Life -
Napoleonic Code
The Code Napoleon hit two major areas: Economics and Social Policy. Economics - Bank of France, Metric System, Taxation, Food Prices, Trade, Export of Grain Social Policy - Established military schools, Recognized All Men as Equal Before the Law, Husbands Were Viewd as Head of the Household and Controlled All Property -
Emperor of the French
Napoleon created a hereditary position for himself as the Emperor of the French -
Treaty of Pressburg
Austria withdrew from the Third Coalition, agreeing to pay France, grant land to Germany and hand over Venice to Italy. -
Treaty of Tilsit
France would aid Russia against the Ottoman Empire, Russia joined the Continental System, France occupied Berlin, Prussia lost land. -
The Peninsular War
The French army invaded Portugal when they resisted the Continental System. Napoleon's army took a route through Spain to get to Portugal. After occupying Portugal they went back to Spain and the Peninsular War began, spanning 6 years. -
The Invasion of Russia
After Alexander I withdrew from the Continental System, Napoleon prepared for a battle that he believed would end in a victory for him. However, the Russians used the Scorched Earth Policy against the French leaving Napoleon's army with very little supplies, forcing them to retreat. -
The Congress of Vienna
Delegates from Austria, Britain, France, Prussia and Russia met to discuss how to best stabilize the continent of Europe. Four Principles guided the Congress:
-Balance of Power
-Legitimacy
-Buffer States
-Conservatism
