1. Rise of Nationalism

2. Definition
The belief that one’s own country is the best country

3. Rise of Nationalism Many of the conquered nations were happy
They loved the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity

4. Rise of Nationalism
These people admired how the French had gotten rid of the tyrant Louis XVI, had the hated aristocrats/landowners killed or run off, and the Declaration

5. Rise of Nationalism
The French were very proud of their accomplishments

6. Rise of Nationalism
In contrast, in Austria, the people spoke many language and belonged to many cultures
The people hated their ruler and thought the French ideas were appealing

7. Rise of Nationalism
Napoleon used this feeling to help defeat the Austria Empire, his enemy

8. Rise of Nationalism
Nationalism isn’t always good, brought about many wars
Extreme nationalism in Germany brought racial and religious persecution of the Jewish people

9. Loss of Spain Napoleon’s success couldn’t last forever
Nationalism started to work against him

10. Loss of Spain
The new French royalty, made up of Napoleon’s family, weren’t accepted in the countries they were sent to rule

12. Loss of Spain
Europeans began to see Napoleon as a tyrant; replacing one bad form of government with another

13. Loss of Spain
Spain was particularly resentful because Napoleon’s troops had been brutal
Napoleon replaced the Spanish king with his own brother - Jerome

15. Loss of Spain 1808, the people rebelled
Used guerilla warfare…Napoleon was used to traditional battlefield settings

16. Loss of Spain
British sent troops to help Spain – led by the Duke of Wellington (he will become VERY IMPORTANT)
5 year battle ensued and the French morale plummeted

17. Russian Campaign Napoleon high on himself – soon overreached himself
Fought in Russian while fighting in Spain

18. Russian Campaign Russia supposedly an ally
Tsar didn’t trust Napoleon, so changed his mind about trading with Britain

19. Russian Campaign Russia refused to follow the policies of the French
Napoleon declared war on Russia

20. Russian Campaign
1812 – Napoleon gathered his largest army of 600,000 soldiers and led them to Russia

21. Russian Campaign
Napoleon told his soldiers (of different nationalities) they could form their own country afterward
To keep them loyal

22. Russian Campaign Napoleon won bloody battles at Smolensk and Borodino
But Russia’s huge
Tsar refused to surrender

23. Russian Campaign
Russian soldiers retreated, burning shelter and food as they left
Napoleon’s soldiers lived off the land, so this was a deadly tactic

24. Russian Campaign
Napoleon arrived in Moscow and hoped Russia would surrender
Found the city deserted
Russians had set fire to the city – Napoleon knew his situation was hopeless

26. Russian Campaign
Napoleon decided to go back to friendly territory before the Russian winter
Didn’t make it

27. Russian Campaign
Grand Armee destroyed
Napoleon lost his confidence

28. Russian Campaign Wounded soldiers die on the road
Some of the dead used to feed the horses
1000s freeze to death

29. Russian Campaign Russian army would attack along the way
Cossack – riders from Ukraine would raid them

30. Russian Campaign
Came upon the battlefield at Borodina – still 30,000 corpses scattered
In the end, 9000 of the 600,000 survived
Napoleon abandoned and left for Paris