1. What Impact did Emperor Napoleon have on Europe?
Military Capability
Napoleon’s Main Goal
Battle of 3 Emperors
Allies and Enemies
Continental System
Facing Defeat
Exile and Return
Finale

2. Napoleon's Army: The Pride of France
Well paid, fed and trained
Took pride in their work
received fancy uniforms, badges, and awards
Promotions based on skill not social positioning
Napoleon earned their loyalty
Ate with them, took care of them, and led them to victory

3. Napoleon’s Main Goal
Once he was emperor, Napoleon knew he would have to keep fighting and winning to keep his power
He wanted to rule the world, and to do so he knew he would have to conquer the rest of Continental Europe and Britain

4. The Battle of 3 Emperors
Battle of Austerlitz Dec. 2, was one of Napoleon’s greatest victories.
Showed his military skill and use of geography
Involved Napoleon, Czar Alexander I of Russia, and Emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire (Austria)
His 68,000 troops defeated almost 90,000 Russians and Austrians, forcing Austria to make peace with France and keeping Prussia temporarily out of the anti-French alliance.

5. Napoleon’s Allies
Allies are independent countries that were considered friends, countries under French administration, and French colonies
Russia, Prussia, and the Austrian Empire kept their own rules and eventually became Napoleon’s allies

6. A Family Business
Napoleon kept European countries under his control by putting members of his own family in charge
Became monarchs of Italy, Naples, Spain, Sweden, Germany, and the Netherlands
Northern Italy was made into a single state called the Kingdom of Italy

7. Napoleon’s Arch Enemy Britain was Napoleon’s greatest enemy
Any conflict between the 2 led to global conflict due to colonies and military strategy
British Navy
France Land Army
Almost impossible for Napoleon to defeat Britain because Britain's navy was supreme

8. Continental System
Foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
the entire continent of Europe was to stop trading with Britain and British colonies as a way to starve out the Island
However
France did not have the power to control the seas, so Napoleon could not enforce the Continental System
British ships smuggled in goods

9. Backfire!!!!!
European ships were forced to stay in port and lost a valuable trade partner when they stopped trading with Britain
So much legal trade was cut off that goods became scarce
Cannot trade with British colonies for goods like sugar, cotton, tobacco
In the end, Napoleon’s empire was hurt by the Continental system

10. Military Defeat
Napoleon thought he could never fail but it was inevitable
He faced defeat in Spain, Russia, and at Waterloo Belgium
These defeats affected his dreams of world domination and impacted the empire

11. Defeat in Spain
Spain was suffering under the Continental System and resented Napoleon for his failures
When Napoleon replaced the Spanish king with his brother in 1808, the Spanish rebelled
Fought and repelled the French with guerilla warfare which Napoleon was not accustomed to

12. Russia and France Break Up
Napoleon declared war after Russia ended their alliance
Knew that he would have to attack fast and hard to defeat Russia
Russia difficult to beat because of climate and large area
1812 Napoleon assembled the largest land army in Europe
Supplying the army with food and ammunition would be difficult
Napoleon was doing well at first but the Czar refused surrender

13. Russia: Napoleon’s Greatest Mistake
The Russians retreated and implemented the scorched earth policy that was effective and deadly
Burn anything that France would need to survive
Napoleon needed to live off the land because supplies were far away in France
Moscow was deserted and on fire when Napoleon arrived
Forced to retreat but winter almost completely destroyed the army

14. Exiled!
Now fighting allied forces of Russia, Austria, Britain, Sweden, Portugal, and Spain
When Paris was invaded in 1814, his soldiers gave up and refused to take the city back
Napoleon was powerless
He abdicated and was exiled to the island of Elba near Italy

15. The Emperor Strikes Back
Exiled lasted 10 months
Returned to France with 1000 soldiers
Welcomed home
Return lasted about 100 days, but he failed to make peace with Britain

16. Battle of Waterloo
Finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo because he was forced to take on both British and Prussian forces
soldiers against Napoleon

17. Napoleon was captured and taken to the British colonial prison on Saint Helena island in the South Atlantic He died there in 1821