Napoleon Rules France
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Napoleon Comes to Power ● 1799 The Directory asks General Napoleon to help subdue uprisings ● Afterwards Napoleon decides to assume power over the government: declares himself the new ruler of France (Had control of the army)
Napoleon Rules France 1800 French people voted for Napoleon to be the leader if France (after he was already in power!!!) France achieved stability under Napoleon
Napoleon’s Achievements Strong central government Stabilizes the French economy Eliminated government corruption Relationship with the Church Napoleonic Code
Napoleons Achievements Appoints leaders for different departments of government. Ensuring trial by a jury. Opens schools and universities.
Lyces (Public Schools)
Napoleon’s Empire 1811
Napoleon’s Empire December 2, 1804: Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of France
Napoleon: Emperor of France
Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon’s Battles Map
Peninsular War 1808-1814
Peninsular War 1808-1814
Napoleon Invades Russia 1812
Napoleon’s Downfall Napoleon’s enemies take advantage of his weaknesses Britain, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, and Austria join forces against him
Elba
Elba
News spread to Napoleon Napoleon’s Comeback King Louis XVIII (brother of King Louis XVI) becomes king of France he quickly became unpopular amongst the peasants for trying to restore the old (pre-revolution) order to France News spread to Napoleon Napoleon escaped Elba
Battle of Waterloo June 15, 1815
Battle of Waterloo Napoleon attacked the British at Waterloo, Belgium The Prussian army arrived later in the day to help the British
Napoleon’s 2nd Downfall Napoleon was this time exiled to St. Helena (s remote island in the South Atlantic) He lived there in lonely exile for 6 years He died of stomach cancer in 1821
St. Helena
Napoleon’s Legacy He was a military genius and brilliant administrator Millions of lives were lost in his wars His legal code and reforms in French government outlived him Napoleon’s defeat allowed European countries to establish the new government in France: They brought back King Louis XVIII to rule as a Constitutional Monarch