Wars with Napoleon Crises abroad and at home,

Renewed Wars with France Peace of Amiens favored France and did nothing to secure British trade w/ Europe 1803 war with Napoleon is renewed, but Henry Addington, the P. M., isn’t much of a leader Napoleon planned to invade England Pitt returned to power Napoleon lacked ships to secure channel.

Battle of Trafalgar Napoleon hoped to induce British Fleet to pursue French navy and vacate the channel. Plans went awry and Pierre Villeneuve too refuge at Cadiz Put to see on October 19, 1805, and engaged Nelson on Oct. 21. Nelson was mortally wounded, but ½ of the French/Spanish ships were sunk.

Battle of Trafalgar

Wars of the Third Coalition ( ) Struggle between whale and elephant Pitt died in 1806, but Ministry of All talents, replaced it; Key figure, Charles James Fox, was too supportive of Revolution and tried to make peace with Napoleon Orders in Council Treaty of Tilsit divided Europe between Napoleon and Czar Alexander. Napoleon introduced continental system

Napoleon Bonaparte ( )

British Response British attempts to counter Napoleon in northern Europe fail Arthur Wellesley fights French in Portugal and Spain—Napoleon’s Spanish ulcer. Material shortages and pressures from early industrial revolution create unrest at home Britain blunders into War with United States

Arthur Wellesly, Duke of Wellington ( )

Wars of the Fourth Coalition Czar opens Russian ports to British trade and Napoleon invades Russia Generals Kutosov and Winter devastate Napoleon’s army—only 20,000 of the 600,000 return. Battle of the Nations (Oct. 1813) April 11, 1814—Napoleon abdicates

The 100 Days Napoleon flees Elba in March 1815 Defeated by Wellington at Waterloo on June 18, 1815 Exiled to St. Helena and died May 5, 1821.