Napoleon’s Empire Collapses
Napoleon’s Mistakes
• His _________________________________ brought him to great heights, but it also led
him to his doom
The Continental System
• Under Napoleon’s “___________________________________”, he _____________________
British ports to punish Britain and to make Europe self-sufficient
• In actuality, people (even ____________________ of Napoleon) smuggled British
goods in to Europe from Britain which helped their economy stay alive
• Britain responded with an alternative blockade, and were able to uphold it
with their _____________________________ (forced entering ships to be searched
and taxed)  War of 1812
The Peninsula War
• 1808 Napoleon sends an _________________________ through Spain to urge
Portugal to accept the Continental System
• The Spanish rebel against the occupation of the invasion force
• Napoleon ________________________________________ and
_________________________________________________________________
• Spanish people were angry at this and feared Napoleon would weaken the
___________________________ in Spain as he had done in _____________
• For 6 years, Spanish “_________________________” attacked French armies in Spain
and the British even sent troops to support Spain
• Other countries were starting to develop a sense of ______________________ and at
the same time a sense of hatred toward the expansion minded Napoleon
Invasion of Russia
• While Napoleon was friends with the Russian ruler
______________________________, he refused to stop selling grain to Britain
• Napoleon and Alexander both were competing for __________________ lands
• June 1812 Napoleon and his _______________________ (420,000 troops) invaded
___________________
• Outnumbered, Alexander pulled his troops back in retreat and began
practicing the “___________________________” military tactic
• On Sept. 7, 1812 the two armies met. The French were successful and moved
on to find a burned ____________________, which forced them to turn back toward
France
• As the __________ and the ________________________ dropped, Napoleon’s forces not
only had to battle Russian raiders but also the elements only _______________
of the Grand Army returned home
Napoleon’s Downfall
• Napoleon’s enemies (____________________________________________________) all joined
forces against him
Napoleon Suffers Defeat
• Napoleon quickly raised another army, but they were ________________________ in
training
• In October of 1813, his army faced the allied armies in Leipzig Germany his
army was crushed and within two months King Frederick William III and
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Alexander I were leading Russia and Prussia through the streets of Paris
celebrating
In April 1814, Napoleon ____________________ and stepped down from the throne
His enemies exiled him to Elba, an island off the coast of Italy where they
thought he would no longer pose a threat. They were WRONG
_________________________________
Louis XVI’s brother (_________________) took over after him and was incredibly
unpopular among the peasant class
Napoleon returned home in March of 1815 to a ______________________ from the
French people
In response, the European nations rallied their armies, and the British
commander (_____________________________) prepared for batter near
____________________ in Belgium
On June 18, 1815 Napleon attacked and remained on the offensive until
Prussian forces arrived later in the afternoon
This defeat ended Napoleon’s last bid for power, which is called the
“________________________”
This time Napoleon was exiled to ___________________ in the South Atlantic
where he died after being in exile for 6 years