1. Napoleon Bonaparte: The End of the French Revolution

2. Before and After

3. Napoleon Bonaparte
One of the World’s Greatest Military Leaders
Emperor of France
Conquered Most of Europe

4. Why did Napoleon initially appeal to the French People?

5. Early Success Brought Stablity to France
Defeated France’s Enemies who were trying to invade
Made Enlightened Reforms

6. 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

7. Napoleon 1802 Improvements in France At Peace With Europe
Positive Reforms

8. Napoleon 1804 Napoleon Makes Himself Emperor of France
Goes on Wars of Conquest Across Europe
Undoes Many of The Reforms He Made in France

9. Napoleon: The Military Genius
By 1812 Napoleon Conquered and Controlled Most of Europe
Spain, Austria, Prussia, Italy

10. Two Countries Napoleon Did Not Control:
England
Russia

11. Plan to Invade England
Napoleon Planed to Invade England
Needs to Secure the Sea Between France and England Before Invading
English Had Strong Navy

12. Battle of Trafalgar October 21, 1805
Napoleon’s Fleet is Defeated by British Navy Lead by Admiral Horatio Nelson
Napoleon Can Not Invade England

13. Napoleon Attacks Russia in 1812 Invades With Over 400,000 Soldiers
Will Lead to His Downfall

14. “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

15. Disaster
Napoleon Retreats
Only 40,000 Soldiers left in his army.
Never Regains Strength or Power

16. 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

17. Congress of Vienna
European Leaders Meet to Undo Changes of French Revolution and Napoleon

18. Congress of Vienna
Maintain Balance of Power
No One Country Can Be Too Powerful
Prevent a Country Like France From Being Too Strong

19. Louis XVIII
Congress of Vienna Attempts to Restore Europe to Way Things Were Before French Revolution
Louis XVIII Restored to French Throne

20. 100 Days
Napoleon Escapes from Elba and Returns Back to France
Within 100 Days He Is Completely in Control of France Again

21. Duke of Wellington
Leads British and Prussian Troops in Final Attempt to Stop Napoleon

22. Battle of Waterloo
June 1815
Napoleon’s Final Defeat
Wellington is Victorious

23. St. Helena
Napoleon is Imprisoned on remote island of St. Helena
Dies 1821

24. ???????? What was the Goal of the Congress of Vienna?
Where was Napoleon’s final defeat?
The invasion of what country lead to Napoleon’s downfall?
Who were Nelson and Wellington?