Napoleon’s Empire Napoleon’s Empire CollapsesCollapses

Chapter 7.4Chapter 7.4

Continental SystemContinental System

Napoleon blockades the Napoleon blockades the British – forced closing of British – forced closing of portsports

Continental System used Continental System used to strengthen Europe and to strengthen Europe and weaken Britainweaken Britain

Smuggling and Smuggling and uncooperative allies make uncooperative allies make this blockade failthis blockade fail

Britain responds with it’s Britain responds with it’s own blockade of France, own blockade of France, led by it’s stronger navyled by it’s stronger navy

America and British fight America and British fight war of 1812, although they war of 1812, although they are pushed out, no major are pushed out, no major damage done to Britishdamage done to British

Peninsular warPeninsular war

Napoleon send troops Napoleon send troops across Spain to attack across Spain to attack Portugal, Spanish protestPortugal, Spanish protest

Napoleon appoints his Napoleon appoints his brother King of Spain, brother King of Spain, angering peopleangering people

Spanish fight as guerrillas – Spanish fight as guerrillas – small groups that attack small groups that attack and then disappearand then disappear

British aid the SpanishBritish aid the Spanish

Napoleon loses 300,000 Napoleon loses 300,000 troops during the troops during the Peninsular WarPeninsular War

Nationalist rebels fight Nationalist rebels fight French all over empireFrench all over empire

Invasion of RussiaInvasion of Russia

Napoleon decided to Napoleon decided to invade Russia after invade Russia after relations break downrelations break down

June 1812, Napoleon’s June 1812, Napoleon’s army marches into Russia army marches into Russia with 420,000 menwith 420,000 men

Russians use scorched Russians use scorched earth policy, destroying earth policy, destroying crops and livestockcrops and livestock

Napoleon finds Moscow Napoleon finds Moscow abandoned and burningabandoned and burning

Napoleon is forced to Napoleon is forced to retreat, losing retreat, losing thousands of troops to thousands of troops to raids, cold weatherraids, cold weather

DownfallDownfall

Britain, Prussia, Sweden, Britain, Prussia, Sweden, Russia, and Austria join Russia, and Austria join forces against Napoleonforces against Napoleon

Napoleon raises another Napoleon raises another army, but meets quick army, but meets quick defeat by allied powersdefeat by allied powers

Napoleon finally surrenders Napoleon finally surrenders and is exiled to the Island and is exiled to the Island of Elbaof Elba

Last TryLast Try

Louis XVIII , the new king is Louis XVIII , the new king is quickly overthrown and quickly overthrown and Napoleon returns from exileNapoleon returns from exile

Waterloo – British and Waterloo – British and Prussian forces defeat Prussian forces defeat Napoleons new armyNapoleons new army

This defeat ends the This defeat ends the Hundred Days – napoleon Hundred Days – napoleon last attempt at powerlast attempt at power