Napoleon Early Years B 1769 on Corsica Son

Napoleon!!

Early Years • B. 1769 on Corsica • Son of a ‘noble’ dad – gains entrance to French military school in 1779 • 1792 gets a name for himself fighting for Corsican independence. • 1793 returns to France – gets an artillery job defending the port of Toulon – defeats the British navy here = huge career move.

Young Napoleon

Between Toulon & Egypt • 1795 – The Directory calls him to Paris to put down rebellion. He does so with cannon loaded with grapeshot. Ucky. • Gains more cred as a leader who is not only really smart and effective BUT will do what it takes to get the job done. • 1796 Takes command of the Italian campaign and wins Italy for France. • 1798 – takes Egypt – only lasts a few months until the British use their navy to cut him off. He abandons his 30, 000 troops and heads home.

Political Power • 1799 returns to Paris and overthrows the Directory. • Napoleon is named First Consul (gov’t leader) • Creates a temp peace w/GB – rekindles RCC relationship, est. national bank, education system, and legal system: Code of Napoleon. • http: //www. napoleonseries. org/research/government/c_code. html • 1804 = Emperor. Pope comes to Paris for this while Napoleon crowns himself.

Solidifying the Continent • 1805 Loses navy @ Trafalgar; forces him to play his strength • Defeats Austria, Prussia, Russia. Gains peace with Russia – 1807 – half way point. • 1808 creates the Continental System – total economic control of trade, denies GB the ability to trade with Europe. • 1808 puts his brother in charge of Spain.

Nelson

How did he LOSE it ALL? • Josephine? • RCC? • Russia? • Centralization of French Power; losing colonies, loss of any real navy?

Josephine

Josephine B. 1763 Married widower husband of her sister. Husband is guillotined during Rein of T. Meets Nap. In 1795 – HE immediately falls in love Jan. 1796 married – leaves on Italian campaign two days later. Writes her constantly. She rarely replies but has time for the company of others. • Divorced. 1810 – The beginning of the end? • • •

RCC? • - regain property & money = return of power and security? • Support from outside nations e. g. Austria and Spain to subvert Napoleon? • Insult of coronation? • Divorce from Josephine?

Invasion of Russia Spring 1812 – to ‘liberate’ Poland Approx. 800, 000 troops Scorched Earth by Russians Dug in around Moscow in Sept. 380, 000 men dead and 100, 000 captured by Dec. 1812 • Starvation, desertion, typhus and suicide would cost the French Army more men than all the battles of the Russian invasion combined. • • •

Louisiana Purchase?

The End • April 1814 – Napoleon calls it. Prussia & Russia get to Paris. • 1 st exile to Elba – a small island between Corsica and Italy. • Nap escapes to Fr and begins the infamous 100 Days • Loses @ Waterloo • 2 nd exile to St. Helena • Dead 1821

The Exiled Places

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