PPT-Napoleon’s Early Career

Family Napoleon was born in Corsica an Italian city that was once part of Italy but now under the rule of France Napoleons father Charles Bonaparte was to go to Versailles and represent the people of Corsica at the Estates General . 1803-1815. “Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon & the Empress Josephine,” 1806 by David. December 2, 1804. “Consecration . of the Emperor Napoleon & the Empress Josephine,” . 1806 . by David. EMPIRE COLLAPSES. Chapter 23.4. Napoleon’s 3 Mistakes. The . Continental . System. The Peninsular War . The Invasion of Russia. The Continental System. A . blockade. A forcible . closing of ports, preventing trade & communication . COUP D’ETAT - seizure of the state; Napoleon’s take over of the . government. NAPOLEONIC CODE - laws created by Napoleon giving the French people back the rights they had won during the revolution; all men are equal; freedom of religion; all was lost after his fall. an . Empire. Chapter 23, section 3. Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte – was born in Corsica in 1769. He rose quickly in the military. He was 5’3” tall. With several impressive military victories Napoleon became a hero in France and he did it in a very short period of time.. Background. Born on the island of Corsica. Family were minor nobles but had very little land. Trained for a military career. At the age of 9 he was sent to France to train. Early career. Napoleon rose quickly through the army. Jeremy Bennie & Eddie . Krahe. A little History. Napoleon & France. Nappy had been ruling for ~10 years. Napoleon just invaded Russia and . FAILED. For many reasons, it was a HORRIBLE IDEA. European . Napoleon Seizes Power. Oct 1795: royalist rebels marched on the National Convention, Napoleon was put in charge of . defense. he . became a hero, savior of the French . Republic. Nov . 1799 . Napoleon’s . Popular History and Sites in the Louvre. Winged Victory. Winged Victory of Samothrace. Statue of a female body with wings made from white marble. . The messenger goddess Victory, Nike in Greek. Dated to second century BC, the monument is an offering made in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods following a naval battle. . Big Idea: Napoleon spreads revolutionary ideas.. The Age of Napoleon. Early Life . Born. in Corsica -. minor nobility . Military Success . (Italy & Egypt). 1799 Coup d'état (overthrow Directory). Napoleon as president. Louis Napoleon agreed to legislation that would benefit the majority as he had a Catch All ideology…. Conservatives. -. the . conservatives wanted to re-educate France. With Louis Napoleon’s support and acceptance, an . “. Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.”. “There are but two powers in the world, the sword and the mind. In the long run the sword is always beaten by the mind.". Queen Marie Antoinette, King Louis XVI. The Eve of Revolution. 1789. French Old Order/Three Estates. . 1. Clergy. . 2. Nobility. . 3. Everyone else. Enlightenment Ideas. Questioning inequalities of Old Regime. 1769 – 1821. F. rom . a poor . Corsican family . of minor nobility. Was a 20 year old French army officer when the French Revolution broke . out, rose to rank of general by age 24. In the wars . between . SSWH14 The student will analyze the Age of Revolutions and Rebellions.. c. Explain Napoleon’s rise to power, and his defeat; and explain the consequences for Europe.. The Rise of Napoleon. Napoleon Bonaparte dominated French and European history from 1799 – 1815. .