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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