Napoleonic Era

Ids
Code of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna
Concordat
Battle of Waterloo

Early life
Born Aug 15, 1769
Corsican

Attended the French military academy

Rapidly promoted
Brigadier general by age 25

Defended the Convention

Rise to Power
Promoted to Commander in Chief of the
French Army in Italy
Defeated the Austrians and became a hero in
France

Egyptian Campaign
Abandoned his troops and returned to France

Coup detat
Timing
France desired stability
Success against the Austro-Prussians forces

November 9, 1799 (18 Brumaire)

Cleared the Convention by force and passed a new constitution
Constitution VIII
Est. a Consulate

1802Consul for life

Peace in Europe 1802-1803
2nd Coalition

1804 Emperor
Napoleon I

Napoleons Policies
Religious reforms
Concordat (1801)

Legal
Napoleonic Code
1st Book
2nd Book
3rd Book
4th Book

Napoleons Policies
Financial
Est. the Bank of France
Paid debts

Education
State run schools

Legion of Honor

An Empire Won and

Lost

New Wars and Enemies

In 1803, England declared war on France
because of the fear of republicanization.

1803- 3rd Coalition

Britain
Austria
Russian
Sweden
Prussia (1806)

Land Offensives
Dec 1805 Battle of Austerlitz
Defeated both the Austrians and Russians
Treaty of Pressburg

Oct 1806 Defeated Prussia

Battle of Friedland
Czar Alexander I

June 1807 Defeated Russia (again)

Treaty of Tilsit, 1807

Grand Empire

Created the Confederation of the Rhine

Netherlands
Kingdom of Naples and Sicily
Leads to the reuniting of Germany and Italy

Naval Problems
Battle of Trafalgar
Admiral Nelson

Ended Napoleons hopes of invading Britain

Continental System
Napoleon understood that he could not
invade main land Britain.
War of Attrition

Berlin Decree, 1806

Milan Decree, 1807
Reasons for failure
British navy
Failure of compliance

Peninsular War
1808-1814
Wanted the Spanish navy in order to enforce
his Continental System
They refused to be controlled by a foreign
monarch
Fueled European nationalism
This is one of the major reasons why Napoleon
could not conquer Europe.

Results

1st Abdication
Russia withdrew from the Continental System
which forced France to send a massive army
into Russia in the summer of 1812.
Russian retreat strategy

Napoleon marched on Moscow only to find the

city ablaze and deserted.
Great Retreat

Battle of Leipzieg
Battle of Nations
Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon and he was
forced to retreat to Paris.

Treaty of Fontainebleau
Napoleon abdicated the throne
Exiled to Elba

100 Days
Bourbons restored to the throne of France
Louis XVIII

Feb. 26, 1815 Napoleon returns to France

March 20 Returns to Paris and power
Napoleon begins his 100 day military
campaign

7th Coalition
Austrians, British, Prussians, and Russians

June 1815 Napoleon invades Belgium.

Battle of Ligny

Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon is defeated

Final Years
Exiled to Saint Helena

Died May 5, 1821