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Napoleon Bonaparte
“Ambition is never content even
on the summit of greatness.”
Born in Corsica as an ItalianBecame a French citizen at the age of 1
Home in which Napoleon
was born
Corsica
Became dictator (all power held
by a single person) of France
for 10 years in 1799 when he
launched a coup d’ etat (stroke
of state) against the Directory
Became Emperor for life after
winning a plebiscite (yes or no
vote)
Napoleon was immediately at war with the Second
Coalition (countries united against France)
Coalitions were formed because other European
Monarchs did not want their people to see the French
get away with killing their king and starting Republics.
Loved by all of the French
Napoleon’ Empire Map
• Follow Directions
• Label and color all
required parts.
• Finish before the end
of the period
Napoleon Note Cont’d
Do Today: Letter to Editor
Napoleon Map
NAPOLEON AS LEADER OF FRANCE
General Reforms
Freedom of worship
Stabilized food prices
Class Equality
Rebuilt Paris
Got rid of 10 day week (& calendar)
Legal Reform:
The Napoleonic Code – single set of laws for all
of France
Equality of law
Basic liberties
Restored slavery
Limits on women’s rights
Limits on political rights and freedom of speech
and press
NO LAWS APPLIED TO NAPOLEON
Class Reforms
1. Clergy
 Improved Catholic’s status
 Gave back land
 Dropped state controls
2. Nobility
 Allowed nobility to return from exile
 Gave back land and political status
3. Bourgeoisie
 Stabilized markets and trade
 Lowered taxes
Peasants
 Jobs
 Lowered food prices
Napoleon as a Military Leader
Wave of victories
Awesome General – People liked/loved him
THREE BLUNDERS
1. Spain – kicked out old king and put his brother,
Joseph, in charge of Spain. Spanish fought back with help
from the British. Guerrilla Warfare destroyed the French.
Napoleon has to pull out (300,000 French killed)
2. Continental System Napoleon tried to isolate trade with
Britain (to hurt their economy), but it backfired.
Battle of Trafalgar - Napoleon lost to the British navy. This
was Napoleon’s first major defeat
BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
British
French
Lord Nelson –
Admiral Villeneuve-
Crosses the T” The British
have better communication
faster fire of cannons
and shoot the hull of the ship
More ships, slower ships
Shoot chainshot into
rigging
Battle of Trafalgar
3. Russia (1812) Napoleon goes in with 400,000 +
troops, comes back with 10,000
While Napoleon was “down,” the other countries ganged up to
defeat him at the Battle of Leipzig (Battle of Nations) - 1813
Napoleon gives up the throne
and was exiled to Elba.
100 Days - Napoleon’s return to power
People didn’t like Louis XVIII (brother of the
guillotined king)
Napoleon escaped Elba (Louis fled)
Napoleon regained full power
Napoleon: best defense is a good offense. He attacked
the British General Wellington at Waterloo (Belgium)
Napoleon was defeated
for the final time
This time he’s sent to St. Helena, between
Africa and South America
He died in 1821 of
a stomach ailment.
LEGACY
Rise of Nationalism
Division of people by country not social class
People willing to go to war based on love of
country
Wars to combine city-states, divide empires
LEGACY (CONTINUED)
Need for:
 Coalitions and alliances
Diplomacy as an
option to war
LEGACY (CONTINUED)
Spread of ideas:
Political philosophy
Revolution as an option
Equality, speech, voting, property
Rise of a professional military