Chapter 19: The Age of Napoleon and the Triumph of Romanticism Section 3: Napoleon’s Empire By Dallin F. Hardy
Peace of Amiens Peace of Amiens Between Between Britain Britain France France Merely a truce Merely a truce
Declaration of War Declaration of War By Britain By Britain On France On France May 1803 May 1803
Third Coalition Third Coalition August 1805 August 1805 Britain Britain Austria Austria Russia Russia Organized by Organized by William Pitt the Younger William Pitt the Younger
Battle of Trafalgar Battle of Trafalgar October 21, 1805 October 21, 1805 Off the coast of Spain Off the coast of Spain Britain Britain 33 Ships 33 Ships Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson France France 41 Ships 41 Ships
Results Results British victory British victory Death of Death of Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson Confirmed Britain’s Naval Supremacy Confirmed Britain’s Naval Supremacy Dashed Napoleon’s plans to invade England Dashed Napoleon’s plans to invade England Casualties Casualties Britain Britain 1,695 1,695 France France 12,781 12,781
Battle of Ulm Battle of Ulm October 1805 October 1805 France vs. Austria France vs. Austria Results Results French victory French victory Napoleon occupied Napoleon occupied Vienna Vienna
Battle of Austerlitz Battle of Austerlitz December 2, 1805 December 2, 1805 France vs. Russia & Austria France vs. Russia & Austria Napoleon’s greatest victory Napoleon’s greatest victory
Results Results French victory French victory Ended the Ended the Third Coalition Third Coalition Took Austria out of the war Took Austria out of the war
Treaty of Pressburg Treaty of Pressburg Austria withdrew from Italy Austria withdrew from Italy Napoleon Napoleon Recognized as the Recognized as the King of Italy King of Italy
Confederation of the Rhine Confederation of the Rhine July 1806 July 1806 Western Germany Western Germany Organized by Napoleon Organized by Napoleon
Battle of Jena Battle of Jena October 1806 October 1806 Prussia vs. France Prussia vs. France Results Results French victory French victory
Berlin Decrees Berlin Decrees November 1806 November 1806 By Napoleon By Napoleon Forbade allies from importing British goods Forbade allies from importing British goods
Battle of Friedland Battle of Friedland June 13, 1807 June 13, 1807 Friedland, Prussia Friedland, Prussia France vs. Russia France vs. Russia Results Results French victory French victory Napoleon Napoleon Master of all of Germany Master of all of Germany
Napoleon’s Ruling Family Napoleon’s Ruling Family Collective sovereigns of Europe Collective sovereigns of Europe Stepson Stepson Ruled Italy Ruled Italy Brothers Brothers Kings of conquered states Kings of conquered states Napoleon’s relatives Napoleon’s relatives Took orders without question Took orders without question
Treaty of Tilsit Treaty of Tilsit Niemen River Niemen River Between Between Russia Russia Tsar Alexander I Tsar Alexander I Secret ally of France Secret ally of France Prussia Prussia Open ally of France Open ally of France France France Napoleon Napoleon
Continental System Continental System Napoleon Napoleon Could not compete with the British navy Could not compete with the British navy Declared Declared Economic warfare on Britain Economic warfare on Britain Cut off all British trade with the European continent Cut off all British trade with the European continent
Milan Decree Milan Decree Forbade neutral nations from trading with Forbade neutral nations from trading with Britain Britain
Invasion of Spain Invasion of Spain To stop British smuggling To stop British smuggling Began the Began the Peninsular campaign Peninsular campaign