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Napoleon Bonaparte I 1790 - 1814
Just Some Facts About Napoleon
Born in Corsica in August 15, 1769 and died May 5, 1821.
Emperor of France 1804 - 1815 He was not rich; he went to
military school on a scholarship. Joined the French army and
quickly rose through the ranks. Became a General and returned
to France as a hero. Helped overthrow the Directory
and made himself First Consul.
Map of Europe in 1800
Map of Europe 1810
Little Man Syndrome?
Every heard of little man syndrome?
Napoleon suffered from Fröhlich’s syndrome.
It is a rare childhood metabolic disorder characterized by obesity, growth retardation and retarded development of genital organs.
The Age of Napoleon Begins
Napoleon fought in the French Revolution as a military officer and general.
He eventually revolutionized the way war was to be fought – in essence he started the first form of Modern War
In doing so, Napoleon built a large empire by annexing lands, making alliances, and placing family members on the thrones of Europe
The Age of Napoleon Begins
When the French Revolution started, Napoleon was a lieutenant in the National Assemblies French Army.
Napoleon Bonaparte began to earn rapid promotions because of his swift and profound victories. Most notably he led the French army in
victories over Britain and Austria
Overthrow the government
A general by 1799, Napoleon helped to overthrow the French government He did not like the Directory (the new government that
followed the National Assembly). He found it frustrating how much of a disarray it was in He led a coup d’etat on November 9, 1799 to take down the
directory. He then organized a new government and put himself
in charge. Five years later (1804) he took the title Emperor of the
French At each step of his rise of power, the French voted to
support Napoleon
Napoleon’s Popularity
The policies that Napoleon set up show why he was so popular He strengthened the French government and
restored order He improved the economy and encouraged new
industry He built roads and canals He supported public education He modernized the mechanisms of war and
brought home vast amounts of success and money
Reforms that he kept
Some of Napoleon’s reforms continued the spirit of the revolution Peasants could legally keep the Church lands
they bought Careers were opened to anyone with the ability
and skills (i.e. you didn’t have to be an Aristocrat to have good paying jobs, if you had the skills you can be hired to any job you wanted).
If you were proven to be effective and efficient you were hired on a merit base instead of a class base.
Napoleonic Code
One of his most important reforms was a new set of laws called the Napoleonic Code He created a new legal system in France, one that
was similar to Britain’s, with a few modifications. His Code instilled the idea that everyone is equal
before the law. The laws that he created included many
enlightenment ideas from the revolution – freedom, equality, and liberty.
However he un-did some of the ideas from the enlightenment, such as women equality – he loathed women equality quite a bit.
A vast empire
From 1804 to 1814, Napoleon defeated the greatest nations of Europe an built a vast empire He conquered the Netherlands, Belgium, and parts of
Italy and Germany He ended the Holy Roman Empire and divided up
Prussia He took over all of continental Europe – except Russia.
Ultimately: Napoleon replaced the monarchs in Europe, defeated
nations with his friends and family and the only country that was left outside of Napoleon’s empire was Britain.
Why study Napoleon?
If only we could study Hitler and Napoleon at the same time – because if you understand the past, you can understand the present and are able to predict the future. This unit will discuss how Napoleon created a roadmap on how
to conquer (and then eventually lose) all of Europe – especially on a military front.
We can see and compare how Hitler used this roadmap to conquer (and then eventually lose) all of Europe.
Brief similarities that occurred during the Napoleonic era and The Nazi Régime – Taking over the current government, instilling a new government,
making fake alliances with Europe countries, taking bits and pieces of Europe one strategic step at a time, attacking countries you made alliances with, re-defining modern warfare with shock tactics (blitzkrieg), and then making the mistake of attacking Russia, and ultimately losing to Britain.
Video of Napoleon http
://www.history.com/topics/napoleon/videos#napoleon
Second video of Napoleon http://www.history.com/topics/napoleon/video
s#the-rise-of-napoleon
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