1. The French Revolution, 1789 - 1814: Fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna
“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty back together again.”

2. Overview In 1812, Napoleon was at the height of his power
Within two years, his empire will have collapsed
Topics
Fall of Napoleon
Congress of Vienna

3. Fall of Napoleon

4. Europe in 1812

5. Continental System

6. Peninsular War
The Third of May 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of
Madrid by Francisco Goya

7. Invasion of Russia, 1812
French troops at Moscow
Moscow is on fire!

8. 100,000 French troops retreat—40,000 survive!
Retreat from Moscow
100,000 French troops retreat—40,000 survive!

9. Battle of Leipzig, October 1813
“Battle of the Nations” Memorial

10. First Treaty of Paris (Fountainbleu), 1814
Napoleon's Abdication
King Louis XVIII (r )

11. The Hundred Days (March – June 1815)
Napoleon leaving Elba, painted by Joseph Beaume

12. Battle of Waterloo (June 1815)
Prussian General Blücher
Duke of Wellington

13. Napoleon on His Way to His Final Exile on St. Helena

14. Napoleon’s Residence on St. Helena

15. Napoleon’s Tomb

16. Hitler Visits Napoleon’s Tomb
June 28, 1940

17. The Congress of Vienna

18. The “Host” Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.)
Congress of Vienna,
The “Host” Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.)
Desires
Metternich
Territorial Changes
Concert of Europe
Legacy

19. Europe prior to Congress of Vienna

21. Summary France has gone full circle
End of the Republic ; Napoleon banished
Return of the monarchy - Louis XVIII takes over
Europe desires a balance of power with all states working together - Concert of Europe
Fear of one state becoming too powerful
Fear of nationalism; they do everything to prevent this!- Quadruple Alliance and Holy Alliance
New nations created as buffer zones between the great powers - Confederation of the Rhine
No more Holy Roman Empire, replaced with the German confederation, but German nationalism awakened
No large scale wars in Europe until WWI