NAPOLEONIC ERA

NAPOLEON'S BACKGROUND

• Born in 1769
• Went to military school in France
• Became a general at the early age of 26
• He's considered one of the greatest generals of all time

NAPOLEON AS DICTATOR

• Establish dictator of France through the coup d' etat in 1799
• Citizens of France accepted Napoleon as their dictator
• Napoleon abided by the ideals of the declaration of rights of man
• No hitler here BOIz and gurls, but he still wanted people to obey orders

THE CONSULATE

• Napoleon gave himself unlimited power by centralizing the government
• Napoleon separated the government into three executive branches
• All the legislative bodies could do was reject or approve napoleons decisions
• When Napoleon ordered votes he used a plebiscite (People vote yes or no only, Nothing else)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN GOVERNMENT

• In 1790, Napoleon adjusted the French's government relation with the Catholic Church. The two came to an agreement.
• Napoleon cleared the slate with France's foreign enemies, brining peace. ✌️
• He also constructed a prospering economy, by implementing a system called Napoleon code into the French laws

NAPOLEON AS EMPEROR

• Napoleon became a successful general during the French Revolution
• Became a politician after his general days
• Got to a high point in French politics
• Crowned himself emperor in 1804

THE REORGANIZATION OF EUROPE

INCREASED NATIONALIM

• Napolèonic code was put in effect in all places conquered by France
• As Napoleon went around conquering, the people within his secured borders started getting increased feelings of nationalism ( love and motivation of one's country) for their home country not France
• The opponents of napoleon's armies grew stronger 💪

THE PENINSULAR WAR

• Portugal refused to follow the continental system because it required trade with great Britain
• Napoleon reacted by sending his army in to conquer Portugal and Spain, in which they did . 🇫🇷
• After a five year war, Spain ( with British help) retook their land

CATASTROPHE IN RUSSIA

THE GRAND ARMY

• The almighty napoleon gathered 600,000 soldiers to march east into Russia.
• As Napoleon pushed Russia defenders back, they used a scorch- earth policy ( burning everything the Grand Army could possibly use) to decrease their resources
• Napoleon seized Moscow, but was losing soldiers rapidly due to the harsh winters and lack of resources, so he ordered a retreat in October 1812
• Russian armies followed the retreat and began invading France

FINAL DEFEAT!

• Basically, the allies of France took advantage of napoleon's loss in Russia and broke their Alliances to destroy France {#Backstab 😧}
• In 1813 Napoleon's army fought these allied traitors and were defeated. This lead to the capturing of Paris in March 1814
• Soon the allies held complete control of France , and allowed napoleon to escape to an island near Italy in exchange for the Thrown of France. Louis xviii became king of France.

THE HUNDRED DAYS

HUNDRED DAYS INFO.

• In 1815 Napoleon secretly arrived in France again.
• Louis xviii and his family didn't please the French people which made it easy for Napoleon to gather another small army and reclaim Paris
• Napoleon was back in control of France!!!!! 👑🙀
• Napoleon wished his disputes with his early opponents were over, but he was wrong.
• They came back and overthrew Napoleon again in late 1815.
• Napoleon later died in 1821 while living on a guarded island in the Atlantic

THE END

EXTREMELY HARD QUIZ

• What is a plebiscite?
• What code did Napoleon use to make the economy better?
• What are some factors that lead to Napoleon's defeat in Russia?
• How many years did it take for spaniards to retake Spain?
• What year did Napoleon take control of France again?