The Napoleonic Wars

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The Napoleonic Wars

• 1799-1815

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Objective

• To understand the rise of Napoleon
• To understand the consequences of the Napoleonic
  Wars

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The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

• Born in 1769 in Corsica into a poor noble family
• Promoted to general in 1793 after driving out the
  British
• Takes over France in a coup in 1799

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Napoleon Bonaparte
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France and Europe

• Europe has declared war on France
• First Coalition joins against France (Austria,
  Prussia, Britain, Spain, Holland)

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Napoleons Secret

• Levee en masse (the draft)
• Emphasizes on artillery
• Rewards soldiers based on talent

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Napoleons army
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Nationalism

• Nation
• State
• Nation-state

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The Napoleonic Wars

• Napoleon wins victories against the European
  powers
• Second Coalition formed against France
• Russia, Austria, Britain, Ottoman Empire

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The Napoleonic Wars

• The Directory overthrown in 1799
• Replaced by the Consulate
• Napoleon becomes First Consul

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First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Napoleonic Wars

• Napoleons Domestic Policies
• Concordat
• Napoleonic Code
• Public Education
• Louisiana Purchase in 1803
• Emperor of the French in 1804

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Napoleons Coronation
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The Napoleonic Wars

• Third Coalition formed in 1804
• Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia
• Napoleon attempts to invade Britain
• Battle of Trafalgar, 1805

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Battle of Trafalgar
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The Napoleonic Wars

• Napoleon successful in Europe defeats Third
  Coalition
• Declares Continental System
• Europe-wide boycott of British goods

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Europe in 1810
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Napoleon and the French Revolution

• Napoleon makes reforms across Europe
• But do they want his reforms?

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The Napoleonic Wars

• Napoleon invades Spain in 1808
• Peninsular Wars

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The Disasters of War
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The Napoleonic Wars

• Napoleon has falling out with Russia
• Invasion of Russia

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Napoleons Retreat from Russia
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Napoleons Retreat from Russia
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The Napoleonic Wars

• Fourth Coalition Assembled in 1813
• Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia
• Congress of Vienna meets to reconstruct Europe

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The Napoleonic Wars

• Napoleon not gone yet
• Hundred Days
• Battle of Waterloo
• Aftermath

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The Congress of Vienna

• The Congress of Vienna
• European powers reconstruct Europe

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Congress of Vienna
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Europe 1815
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Conclusion

• Napoleon rose from obscure origins to master of
  Europe
• Napoleons rise threatened European balance of
  power
• Congress of Vienna reconstructs Europe and keeps
  peace for nearly 100 years