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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte . Ch 20 A. I. Rise of Napoleon. Born Napoleone Buonaparte ; August 15,1769 – May 5, 1821 Corsican Italian Nobility Went to military school in Brienne Then officer school in Paris Was able to come to power due to France taking over Corsica

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Napoleon Bonaparte

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  1. Napoleon Bonaparte Ch 20 A

  2. I. Rise of Napoleon • BornNapoleoneBuonaparte; August 15,1769 – May 5, 1821 • Corsican • Italian Nobility • Went to military school in Brienne • Then officer school in Paris • Was able to come to power due to France taking over Corsica • French Revolution made all men, in their territory equal • Kept getting promoted to obscurity and then turns it around brings himself to prominence • Directory tried to use him and leave him • Napoleon was too smart.

  3. I. Rise of Napoleon • Directory tried to have him attack Ireland • He chooses Egypt • British destroy French fleet and he sneaks back to France due to threats on him. • Constitution of the Year III (1795) • Very unpopular and resulted in the riots • “Whiff of Grapeshot” • Constitution of Year VIII (1800) • Sets up strong executive branch • Sieyes • Napoleon forces his retirement and becomes the 1st Consul

  4. II. Emperor Napoleon • Concordat of 1801 • Solves problem with Catholic Church and Pope • Catholicism is major French religion and state selects clergy and pays them • Pope has a say • Napoleonic Code • Civil Code of 1804 • Universal French law (Equal everywhere) • 1804 Bomb Attack • Used it to make himself emperor (1804-1814) • Another constitution • Pope present but Napoleon crowns himself

  5. II. Emperor Napoleon

  6. III. Decline • Invasion of Russia (1812) • Russia was a threat • Decided to invade (easy defeat) • Russia used scorched earth and allowed Russian winter to defeat France • Napoleon fled to put down trouble in Paris • European Coalition • Fear of Napoleon’s power • Russia, Prussia, Britain and Austria (becomes Quadruple alliance • Wellington defeats Napoleon • Exiled to Elba (Italian island) March 1814 • Restored Bourbons

  7. III. Decline • Quadruple Alliance was disunited without fighting Napoleon • Napoleon returns March 1, 1815 • 100 days • People still loyal • Promised to be peaceful and reformed • Declared outlaw • Wellington defeats him at the Battle of Waterloo (Belgium) on June 18,1815 • Exiled Saint Helena (Atlantic Coast of Africa • Died 1821

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