1. From Emperor to Exile The Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte Mr. Bach Accelerated World History Hudson High School

2. The Third Coalition (1805) Britain, Austria, and Russia unite against France Major focus – British naval power vs. French continental power

3. British Cartoon

4. The Battle of Trafalgar (Oct. 21, 1805) British Admiral Horatio Nelson destroys the French Fleet England is safe from French invasion

5. “I was at Austerlitz...” His greatest victory – defeats the combined Austrian and Russian armies Prussia soon sues for peace

6. The British Problem! Continental System – French Empire and client states forbidden from trading with England

7. Napoleonic Dynasty Members of Napoleon’s family placed as heads of kingdoms Divorces Josephine and marries Marie Louise (of Austria!)

8. The “Spanish Ulcer” Gets caught in a 5 year guerrilla war in Spain Drains support, money, and resources “Third of May” (1808) by Goya

9. The Big Mistake Invades Russia over their lax enforcement of the Continental System Scorched Earth Policy

10. The Retreat from Moscow 60% Casualty Rate on the Retreat

11. Smelling Blood... (1813-1814) 6 th Coalition (Britain, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, German kingdoms) ally against France Defeat at Leipzig With allied troops in Paris, Napoleon abdicates

12. End of the Emperor? Napoleon exiled to Elba Royalists placed Louis 18 th on the throne (const. monarchy)

13. Exile on Elba

14. The 100 Days Napoleon escapes Elba and returns to France The 7 th Coalition unites to eliminate Napoleon once and for all

15. Every Napoleon has his Waterloo Duke of Wellington Prussian General Blucher

16. Napoleon Exiled to St. Helena

17. What is the Legacy of Emperor Napoleon I?