Napoleon Bonaparte: The End of the French Revolution
Before and After
Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 One of the World’s Greatest Military Leaders Emperor of France Conquered Most of Europe
Why did Napoleon initially appeal to the French People?
Early Success Brought Stablity to France Defeated France’s Enemies who were trying to invade Made Enlightened Reforms
Enlightened Napoleon Reform the French legal system in accordance with the principles of the French Revolution in Napoleonic Code Education Reform Government Reform Legal Reforms Protected Personal Freedoms
Napoleon 1802 Improvements in France At Peace With Europe Positive Reforms
Napoleon 1804 Napoleon Makes Himself Emperor of France Goes on Wars of Conquest Across Europe Undoes Many of The Reforms He Made in France
Napoleon: The Military Genius By 1812 Napoleon Conquered and Controlled Most of Europe Spain, Austria, Prussia, Italy
Two Countries Napoleon Did Not Control: England Russia
Plan to Invade England Napoleon Planed to Invade England Needs to Secure the Sea Between France and England Before Invading English Had Strong Navy
Battle of Trafalgar October 21, 1805 Napoleon’s Fleet is Defeated by British Navy Lead by Admiral Horatio Nelson Napoleon Can Not Invade England
Napoleon Attacks Russia in 1812 Invades With Over 400,000 Soldiers Will Lead to His Downfall
“General Winter” Russia Will Defeat Napoleon’s Army Through: Extremely Cold Weather Large Size of Country Russian Retreat Further into Country and burn all supplies and food
Disaster Napoleon Retreats Only 40,000 Soldiers left in his army. Never Regains Strength or Power
Napoleon Abdicates 1813 Napoleon Forces Are Defeated and He Gives Up the Throne of France and Loses His Empire Exiled to the Small Island of Elba
Congress of Vienna European Leaders Meet to Undo Changes of French Revolution and Napoleon
Congress of Vienna Maintain Balance of Power No One Country Can Be Too Powerful Prevent a Country Like France From Being Too Strong
Louis XVIII Congress of Vienna Attempts to Restore Europe to Way Things Were Before French Revolution Louis XVIII Restored to French Throne
100 Days Napoleon Escapes from Elba and Returns Back to France Within 100 Days He Is Completely in Control of France Again
Duke of Wellington Leads British and Prussian Troops in Final Attempt to Stop Napoleon
Battle of Waterloo June 1815 Napoleon’s Final Defeat Wellington is Victorious
St. Helena Napoleon is Imprisoned on remote island of St. Helena Dies 1821
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