1. Napoleon’s Empire
Bell Work: Vocabulary
coup d'état
Napoleonic Code

2. Napoleon’s Empire Bell Work: Vocabulary guerrilla
scorched-earth policy

3. Napoleon’s Empire Hero of the Hour – October 1795 1796 – led army:
defended the National Convention
“savior of republic”
made general of army
1796 – led army:
against Austria & Sardinia
had many victories
attacked Mamluk-held Egypt
to promote trade, but lost

4. Napoleon’s Empire Coup d'état – November 1799 “blow to the state”
Napoleon (w/army)
seized power & declared dictator
Still fighting Austria!
And Prussia
And Great Britain

5. Napoleon’s Empire Meanwhile, in France, “Bony” restored order
constitution
strong central gov’t
national banking system
lycées
“concordat”
Napoleonic Code
stopped injustices
limited liberty
restored slavery in Caribbean (huh??!!)

6. Napoleon’s Empire Invaded Egypt, 1798 conquered Mamluks in 3 months
pursued by British navy
under Admiral Horatio Nelson
British burned French navy – Napoleon stranded
slipped back to France & pretended to be hero
(1805, scene 8 and scene 11)

7. Napoleon’s Empire Developed plan to conquer world
tried to re-conquer Haiti, 1801
20,000 troops died of yellow fever
abandoned New World
sold Louisiana Territory to USA, 1803
made money for European conquests
angered Britain

8. Napoleon’s Empire
Crowned Emperor
December 2, 1804
scandalous event!

9. Compare & contrast

10. Napoleon’s Greatest Battles
Battle of Austerlitz: Austria – Dec. 2, 1805
ingenious plans; unpredictable
invited attack
split opposition
(WH PPT, Battle of Austerlitz)

11. Napoleon’s Greatest Battles
Battle of Trafalgar: Oct. 21, 1805
on sea near Gibraltar
only defeat as Emperor
vs. Lord Nelson
superior British navy
(Bony couldn’t compete!)
(1805, scene 21)

12. Napoleon’s Greatest Battles
Conquest of Spain, 1808
brother made emperor
troops were ruthless
devastated Spain (see Goya’s paintings)
attacked Portugal; failed to conquer

13. Empire Collapsed Mistakes (overconfident? cocky?) Russia
Duped by Czar
Overcome by weather
Lost 97.5% of troops (412,000!)
Waterloo, 1815
Final battle
Tactical errors

14. Empire Collapsed Exiled twice: Elba – March 1815
escaped & reorganized
St. Helena – Oct. 1815
died in exile – 1821
arsenic in blood system (?)
why not executed?