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Napoleon Bonaparte Born in 1769, three
weeks after the France took over his island
home of Corsica.
Father a lawyer who took to french rule
quickly. But Napoleon hated France and felt his father betrayed his
country.In 1778, at nine years old Napoleon was sent to France for the first
time to a special military school called
Brienne.
When he was 15, a very good student, he was
sent to the Royal Military academy and at
16 was made second Lieutenant of artillery
unit. Problem was he was not “French” and although one of the best he was
not allowed to climb the ranks.
When the revolution began, at age, 23 he went home to Corsica and got into politics.
In Corsica he began a revolution against the governor of the island.
His small force was overpowered, a price was put on his head,
and he had to leave his home back to France...
Response question 11/6/13
How did he view the world around him?
How did he feel about battle?
How did he feel about himself?
What were his feelings towards his enemies?
What kind of a man was he?
Using the quotes try to answer the following questions about Napoleon.
Napoleon
Napoleon Takes ControlIn 1795 Napoleon
protected the National Assembly from being taken
by Royalists.
In 1799 after leading france in a victory
over Austria he used his forces to take
over the Assembly, coup d’etat
Napoleon changes FranceNapoleon made a new lyscees (public schools), a code of laws (Napoleonic Code), and new systems of taxation.
In 1804 he crowned himself Emperor of France
Conquering EuropeBritain would get other countries to
fight Napoleon. A Coalition.
But Napoleon beat them and they would sign a peace treaty.
Height of EmpireBy 1812 Napoleon had taken most of
Europe.
But his rule was unstable.
Continental SystemIn 1806 Napoleon made a blockade stopping British
ships from coming to Europe.
He thought the British would
suffer but instead by 1812 it hurt his
own empire
Invasion of RussiaNapoleon blamed
Russia for the Continental system
not working.
In 1812, He took 600,000 troops
to invade Russia
But the Russians kept retreating, letting the cold kill all but 30,000 of the French troops
Moscow
Napoleon defeatedBy 1814 Russia, Prussia, and Britain had beat
back Napoleon.
Napoleon would be imprisoned on Elba, a tiny island
The 100 DaysIn 1815 Napoleon would escape and create a
huge army.
The joined forces of Europe would meet Napoleon at Waterloo and defeat him.
Create a timeline in your response section which
includes all 9 of the dates discussed in the today’s notes.
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