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.”
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
Fall of Napoleon
Europe in 1812
Continental System
Peninsular War The Third of May 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid by Francisco Goya
Invasion of Russia, 1812 French troops at Moscow Moscow is on fire!
100,000 French troops retreat—40,000 survive! Retreat from Moscow 100,000 French troops retreat—40,000 survive!
Battle of Leipzig, October 1813 “Battle of the Nations” Memorial
First Treaty of Paris (Fountainbleu), 1814 Napoleon's Abdication King Louis XVIII (r. 1814-1824)
The Hundred Days (March – June 1815) Napoleon leaving Elba, painted by Joseph Beaume
Battle of Waterloo (June 1815) Prussian General Blücher Duke of Wellington
Napoleon on His Way to His Final Exile on St. Helena
Napoleon’s Residence on St. Helena
Napoleon’s Tomb
Hitler Visits Napoleon’s Tomb June 28, 1940
The Congress of Vienna
The “Host” Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.) Congress of Vienna, 1814 - 1815 The “Host” Prince Klemens von Metternich (Aus.) Desires Metternich Territorial Changes Concert of Europe Legacy
Europe prior to Congress of Vienna
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