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Napoleonic Europe 1799-1815

Napoleonic Europe 1799-1815. This map shows: 2. What lands did Napoleon gain by 1812? 3. Name two allies of Napoleon. Napoleon’s Empire. 1799- France at war Napoleon sees need for peace. 1802- peace treaty with continental Europe not Britain 1807-1812- “master of Europe” French Empire

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Napoleonic Europe 1799-1815

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  1. Napoleonic Europe 1799-1815 This map shows: 2. What lands did Napoleon gain by 1812? 3. Name two allies of Napoleon.

  2. Napoleon’s Empire • 1799- France at war Napoleon sees need for peace. • 1802- peace treaty with continental Europe not Britain • 1807-1812- “master of Europe” • French Empire • Dependent states • Allied states • (see map)

  3. Spreading Principles • Within the empire- legal equality, religious toleration, and economic freedom • Destroy old order • Clergy and nobility lost special privileges

  4. Europe Responds • Great Britain- great sea power, island country • Napoleon attacks at Trafalgar but Britain wins • He institutes Continental System- all Europe agrees to blockade goods to Britain and British goods to Europe • European countries don’t agree and “cheat” on Napoleon

  5. Nationalism • Made it possible for the French spirit and mass armies in support of Napoleon • But also made them hated by controlled countries who generated own nationalism

  6. Fall of Napoleon • Attacks Russia • Russians drop out of Continental System • Retreat, destroy, burn own country • French follow • By October attack at Moscow but city gone. • Retreat to France but disaster • 40,000 of 600,00 + return

  7. European states see chance • Rise up and capture defeated French army • Capture Paris 1814 • Exile Napoleon to Elba • Louis XVIII restored as monarch

  8. Final Defeat • New king had little support • Napoleon with supporters comes back to France • Army sided with him and captures Paris 1815 • Europe pledges to rid world of Napoleon • “Disturber of the Tranquility of the World”

  9. Waterloo • June 1815 • British and Prussian forces led by Duke of Wellington against Napoleon and French army • Defeat Napoleon and exile him to St. Helena • (island in Atlantic)

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