Abdication and Exile

Abdication and Exile

SS 9

WRCA

SS 9

WRCA

Abdication Abdication a. Introduction • Napoleon’s defeat damaged

his empire.• He recruited a new army

and was able to battle and defeat the Russian, Prussians, and Austrians.

• Napoleons Empire was breaking up and Napoleon could not continue to defeat his enemies.

• After losing one last battle near Paris, Napoleon agreed to give up power.

a. Introduction • Napoleon’s defeat damaged

his empire.• He recruited a new army

and was able to battle and defeat the Russian, Prussians, and Austrians.

• Napoleons Empire was breaking up and Napoleon could not continue to defeat his enemies.

• After losing one last battle near Paris, Napoleon agreed to give up power.

b. King Returns • Napoleon’s agreement top

give up power marked the end of the French revolution.

• Louis XVIII, the brother of Louis XVI became the new king f France.

• The new king was very unpopular and Louis and his advisors did not understand the mood in France.

• He began revive the Divine Right of Kings”, and began to torture and murder napoleon’s supporters.

b. King Returns • Napoleon’s agreement top

give up power marked the end of the French revolution.

• Louis XVIII, the brother of Louis XVI became the new king f France.

• The new king was very unpopular and Louis and his advisors did not understand the mood in France.

• He began revive the Divine Right of Kings”, and began to torture and murder napoleon’s supporters.

c. Napoleon Exile• Napoleon was Emperor

of a tiny island, Elba, and deeply unhappy.

• He planned his return sailed back to France with 100 soldiers.

• His arrival was greeted with joy, and King Louis and his advisor quickly gave up power.

• Napoleon was once again Emperor.

c. Napoleon Exile• Napoleon was Emperor

of a tiny island, Elba, and deeply unhappy.

• He planned his return sailed back to France with 100 soldiers.

• His arrival was greeted with joy, and King Louis and his advisor quickly gave up power.

• Napoleon was once again Emperor.

• D.The hundred Days • Napoleon began to quickly

rebuild his army and within months had an army of 300,000 men.

• To maintain his control of France he tried to make peace with England, but failed.

• He knew he needed a military victory and set of fto Belgium to fight the German and British, under the Duke of Wellington.

• At Waterloo, Napoleon was defeated in the bloodiest battle in in history.

• His career was over.

• D.The hundred Days • Napoleon began to quickly

rebuild his army and within months had an army of 300,000 men.

• To maintain his control of France he tried to make peace with England, but failed.

• He knew he needed a military victory and set of fto Belgium to fight the German and British, under the Duke of Wellington.

• At Waterloo, Napoleon was defeated in the bloodiest battle in in history.

• His career was over.

Exile Exile a.Saint Helena.• Napoleon escaped from

Waterloo, but was trapped by he British in a French port.

• Napoleon was captured, and requested asylum in Britain.

• European rulers feared his power and wanted him gone for good, and exiled him to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.

• HE would remain at St. Helena until his death in 1821.

a.Saint Helena.• Napoleon escaped from

Waterloo, but was trapped by he British in a French port.

• Napoleon was captured, and requested asylum in Britain.

• European rulers feared his power and wanted him gone for good, and exiled him to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.

• HE would remain at St. Helena until his death in 1821.

Congress of Vienna.• France was without a

government.• Louis XVIII, returned to

rule France, supported by foreign troops.

• An alliance of European governments formed against Napoleon, which wanted to disband Napoleon’s empire.

• At the Congress of Vienna they meet to punish France.

Congress of Vienna.• France was without a

government.• Louis XVIII, returned to

rule France, supported by foreign troops.

• An alliance of European governments formed against Napoleon, which wanted to disband Napoleon’s empire.

• At the Congress of Vienna they meet to punish France.

c. Redrawing the Map.• The the Congress of Vienna,

the following was decided. • I. France retained its old

borders.• Britain took many of France’s

overseas colonies.• Ii. Italy was returned to Austria.• Belgium and Holland were

made into a new kingdom.• Britain ‘s goal was to make

sure that all European Empires had a “balance of power” or remain equally strong.

• This would lead to 50 year of relative peace in Europe.

c. Redrawing the Map.• The the Congress of Vienna,

the following was decided. • I. France retained its old

borders.• Britain took many of France’s

overseas colonies.• Ii. Italy was returned to Austria.• Belgium and Holland were

made into a new kingdom.• Britain ‘s goal was to make

sure that all European Empires had a “balance of power” or remain equally strong.

• This would lead to 50 year of relative peace in Europe.

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