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Napoleon Conqueres Europe

 * peace made in 1802 did not last
 * Russia and Austria formed another Coalition in 1805 and restarted war against France
 * Napoleon conquered half of Europe
 * smashed Austrian army at Ulm and Austerlitz
 * defeated Coalition when Prussia joined in 1806
 * Beat Russia in 1807 at battles of Jena and Auerstadt
 * enlarged French empire
 * made Confederation of the Rhine to form barrier against enemies


 * Rule of the Bonapartes **
 * Napoleon could not govern all land
 * shared with family
 * brothers made King of Holland, Westphalia and Spain
 * stepson - Viceroy of Italy
 * brother in law - King of Naples
 * sisters given smaller Italian states
 * family got rid of feudal rights, took land from church, modernized government


 * Costs of French Rule **
 * Bonaparte rules brought losses and benefits
 * biggest losses from wars
 * states had to provide troops
 * lots of people saw action in army
 * paid for wars by taxing
 * took food from village as they passed
 * peasants had to put up with soldiers digging over their land


 * Resistance and Rebellion **
 * many Europeans hated French rule
 * strongest in Spain, against Joseph Bonaparte
 * French crushed rebels by burning the villages

** Opposition of Napoleon **

 * Napoleon and Britain **
 * five countries were independent from Napoleon
 * Britain was most dangerous
 * defeating them was high priority
 * 193,000 men were ready to invade Britain
 * Napoleon's admirals tried to lure British Navy away, was a success
 * fled back to defend France from Austria in Battle of Ulm, October 20
 * lost hopes of defeating Britain
 * French admiral cornered in Spain making invasion impossible


 * Continental System **
 * issued Berlin decree forcing his states not to trade with Britain
 * Portugal refused so Napoleon forced them to join
 * invasion of Portugal led to Spanish, Portuguese beginning war for independence
 * Britain joined in the war
 * Russia tries to resist the trade law and begins Russian campaign


 * Russian Campaign **
 * Napoleon gathered army of 650,000 men, invaded Russia in 1812
 * Russian armies retreated, Napoleon defeated them in Battle of Borodino and took capital in Sept 1812
 * food and medicine ran short, winter came early
 * 370,000 French soldiers died in cold, 200,000 taken prisoners and 200,000 horses died

Fall of Napoleon

 * Russia ordered another coalition against Napoleon
 * Sweden, Prussia, Britain joined them in 1913 and in 1814, the French were driven into France
 * Surrendered in April 1814
 * Louis XVIII given throne (Louis XVI's brother)
 * Napoleon exiled in Elba
 * made an army and tried to re-establish empire
 * lasted 95 days
 * leaders of Austria, Russia, Britain, Prussia made 6 armies to defeat him
 * assembly wanted peace
 * Napoleon abdicated throne on June 22
 * gave up himself of British ship
 * taken to St. Helena, 8000km away from France
 * spent rest of life in captivity and died in 1821

As Napoleon's empire grew stronger, he expanded his empire by conquring Europe. In order to be able to rule all of the land, he put his family in charge to govern his territory. When Napoleon was warring, he had to take food from villages which made the people angry. They decided to rebel but Napoleon crushed them with violence. Napoleon wanted to crush Britain, except the news of Austrains nearing France drew him away. Instead, he closes all trade routes to Britain making other countries angry. They formed a coalition against Napoleon and slowly defeated him.
 * Summary: **

If Napoleon had kept his original empire and not tried to expand it, would he have succeeded in making his rule longer?
 * Questions: **

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