1. Napoleon’s Empire Collapses

2. Napoleon’s Costly Mistake
The Continental System
The Peninsular War
Blockade
A forcible closing of ports
Designed to make Europe more selfsufficient
Destroy Britain’s commercial and industrial economy
To help enforce Continental System Napoleon removes the King of Spain
Replaces with his brother
Spanish people feared Napoleon would weaken the church
Guerrillas
Killed 300,000 French troops

3. Napoleon’s Costly Mistake
The Invasion of Russia
Napoleon mistrusts Russia
both think the other wants to invade Poland
1812
420,000 French troops invade Russia
Scorched - earth policy
burning grain fields
killing life stock

4. Napoleon’s Costly Mistake
The Invasion of Russia (cont.)
Winter is as bad as the Russians
Raiders
Exhaustion
Hunger
Cold
Of the 400,000+ French troops, only 10,000 are battle ready when they finally retreat

5. Louis XVIII assumes the throne
Napoleon’s Downfall
Napoleon Suffers Defeat
The Hundred Days
Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Sweden take advantage
Defeat Napoleon’s untrained army
March on Paris
Exiled Napoleon to Elba
Very unpopular with French people
Was thought that he would undo the changes from the revolution
Louis XVIII assumes the throne
1,000s of volunteers join his army
Prussian and British forces defeat him at Waterloo
Napoleon escapes
Dies 6 years later
Exiled to St. Helena