1. The Napoléonic Era SECTION 4 Napoléon’s Continental System
Blockade Great Britain and stop its trade

2. The Fall of Napoleon
A. In 1812 France’s Army of over 600,000 entered Russia. Napoleon needed to score a quick victory.
The Russians would not fight. As the Russians retreated they practiced a scorched-earth policy, burning houses and crops.

3. The Napoléonic Era SECTION 4 Napoleon reaches Moscow,
but finds the city burning.
With no housing and winter
coming, Napoleon and his
troops head home.

4. SECTION 4
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Retreat from Russia …

5. C. Other European nations rose up to attack the crippled French army.
Paris, France was captured in and Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba.
Louis XVIII restored the monarchy of France.

6. The Napoléonic Era SECTION 4
Estimates vary Approximately 27,000 fit soldiers would make it back to France.

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8. D. The king had little support. Napoleon escapes Elba.
Napoleon entered Paris in triumph on March 20, 1815.
The French troops were pleased to see their former emperor.

9. SECTION 4
The Napoléonic Era
The 100 Days

10. E. Great Britain and Napoleon would fight again.
At Waterloo, Belgium in 1815, Napoleon was defeated by a combined British and Prussian army headed by the Duke of Wellington.
The European powers exiled Napoleon to St. Helena Island, Napoleon’s power ended.

11. The Napoléonic Era SECTION 4 Exiled to St. Helena
In 1821 Napoleon died there and was buried on the island.

12. The Napoléonic Era SECTION 4
His remains were returned to France in 1840 where he rests today.