1. The Age of Napoleon
Chapter 6 Section 3

2. Napoleon Rises to Power
Born in Corsica
Age 9 sent to France to be trained for military career.
Favored the Jacobins and republican rule
“Since one must take sides , one might as well choose the side that is victorious, the side which devastates, loots, and burns. Considering the alternative, it is better to eat than be eaten.”

3. Napoleon skills and victories allowed him to quickly rise in the French army.
He won many major victories
Drove British army out of Toulon
Captured most of northern Italy- Forcing the Hapsburg emperor to make peace
Went to Egypt to stop British Trade- was a major failure, but hide them by establishing a network of spies and censoring the press
1799 helped overthrow the Directory, set up three man governing board= Consulate
Took title of First Consul – 1802 was named consul for life

4. Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor
Invited the pope to the coronation
Took the crown from the pope’s hands and placed it on his own head.
This showed that owned his throne to non one but himself

5. Napoleon Reforms France
Strengthen central government
Replaced the slogan of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity with Order, Security, and Efficiency
Controlled prices, encouraged new industry, built roads and canals, set up public schools
Made peace with the church= Concordat of 1801
Recognized peasants rights for land
Opened jobs to all, based on talent
Created Napoleonic Code= equality of all citizens, religious toleration and abolition of feudalism

6. Napoleon Builds an Empire
Created a vast French empire
Annexed the Netherlands, Belgium, parts of Italy and Germany
Boosted the spirit of nationalism
Britain alone remained outside of Napoleon’s European empire
Waged economic ware through the Continental System= closed European ports to British goods- failed to bring Britain his control

7. Napoleon’s Empire Faces Challenges
Spain waged Guerrilla warfare against Napoleon’s armies
Defeated Austria
Russia withdrew its support from the Continental System- Napoleon assembled an army with soldiers from 20 nations= Grand Army
Napoleon invaded Russia, Russians retreated burning crops and villages as they went= Scorched-earth policy
Russian winter stops the Grand army- only 20,000 of the 600,000 survived

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9. Napoleon Falls From Power
The defeat of the Grand Army brought a new alliance of Russia, Britain, Austria, and Prussia and they defeated him at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig.
Napoleon is abdicated- stepped down from power
Exiled to Elba, island in the Mediterranean
Louis XVIII became king of France
Napoleon escaped exile and returned to France to take control again
Napoleon is crushed at the Battle of Waterloo and once again is exiled on St. Helena- he never returned, was poisoned

10. Congress of Vienna European Leaders met to create a balance of power
Surrounded France with strong countries to contain France
Created the country of the Netherlands to the north, Prussia to the East and Austria in Northern Italy
Created the Concert of Europe- countries met to discuss problems affecting the peace of Europe