1. Rise of Napoleon Influenced by the Enlightenment
Gained acclaim through military exploits
Siege of Toulon
Napoleon defends the National Convention from a royalist rebellion (1795)
Fist Consul ( )
Napoleon organizes a military coup of the Directory
Becomes First Consul through new Constitution Napoleon helped rewrite
Voted on by the people, results illegally altered
Invades North Italy, kicks out Austrians
Becomes Consul for Life (1802)

2. Napoleon as Emperor Crowned himself as Emperor of France (1804-1814)
Also King of Italy ( )
Napoleonic Code
Standardized the laws in France
All people equal before the law
Encouraged education
Invest in public works projects
Made easily accessible to all French citizens
French Colonies
Rebellion in Saint-Dominque (Haiti)
Sells U.S. the Louisiana Purchase

3. Napoleon and Religion Concordat of 1801
Repaired relationship with the Catholic Church
France kept church lands, reinstated church as religion of France
Still had power over the Church
Arrested the Pope in 1809
Gave rights to Jews
Encouraged their emigration to France

4. Napoleon’s Grand Empire
Napoleon’s laws and customs were adopted by Countries he conquered
Increased French territory
Confederation of the Rhine
Took apart the HRE, reorganized German territories
Placed relatives in charge of other kingdoms
Continental System
Napoleon bans all trade to Great Britain for European nations
Intended drain Great Britain’s resources, economy
Doesn’t hurt Great Britain the way Napoleon intended
Russia refuses to follow, trades with Great Britain

5. Military Genius Grande Armée (Grand Army)
Moved quick, organized, believed in Napoleon
Rank based on merit, not nobility
Faced constant coalitions of other European nations
Battle of Austerlitz
Napoleon’s greatest military achievement

6. Invasion of Russia (June-December 1812)
Russian strategy of burn and run
Scorched-Earth policy
Kept French from acquiring food/supplies/shelter
Mikhail Kutuzov
Battle of Borodino
Bloody battle for both sides, defeat for Napoleon
Napoleon arrives to Moscow, city abandoned and burned down
Makes obvious the need for retreat
Napoleon loses majority of his army

7. Elba (May 1814 – February 1815)
European leaders form another coalition against France
Able to invade Paris, puts pressure on Napoleon
Napoleon abdicates as Emperor, April 1814
Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814)
Louis XVIII becomes King of France
Allies exile Napoleon to an island in the Mediterranean
Napoleon runs Elba, makes key improvements
Congress of Vienna
Allies decide what to do in Europe
Talleyrand represents France
Klemens von Metternich

8. Hundred Days (March-July 1815)
Bourbon Restoration
Return of the monarchy to France, replace Napoleon
Napoleon hears rumors of discontent in France
Napoleon returns to France, celebrated by the people
King Louis XVIII flees
Napoleon facing quick opposition from coalition
Must strike quick, win, and negotiate from position of power
Struggles to build up army large enough to defeat other nations together

9. Battle of Waterloo (1815)
Trying to defeat English, then Prussian armies
British led by Duke of Wellington
Napoleon close to victory
Prussian army arrives just in time to provide reinforcements
Napoleon defeated, forced to abdicate the crown a second time
Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the middle of the Atlantic ocean ( )
Would die here a few years later

10. Napoleon Bonaparte Videos
A Brief History of the Napoleonic Wars
Siege of Toulon – Epic History
Battle of Austerlitz – Epic History
Napoleon’s Encounter with Ney
Battle of Waterloo – Epic History
History vs. Napoleon – TedEd