PPT-Was Napoleon murdered?

Napoleon Bonaparte General and Emperor of France lived from 17691821 Napoleon Bonaparte was a masterful soldier an unequalled grand tactician and a superb administrator He was also utterly ruthless a . 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. Section 3. Objectives. Explain how Napoleon Bonaparte came to power.. Summarize how Napoleon restored order in France. Describe the extent and weaknesses of Napoleon’s empire.. Napoleon. Napoleon was one of the greatest military geniuses in history. He came from obscurity in the French army to become the leader of France from 1795-1799.. 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. Consolidation of Power. Background to Napoleon’s Rise to Power. With the death of Robespierre in July 1794, the Reign of Terror ended.. This brought a wave of reaction that swept across France known as the White Terror (Thermidor Reaction).. 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. . The Rise of Napoleon . 1769 Born on island of Corsica. 1793 Helps capture Toulon from British; promoted to . brigadier . general. 1795 Crushes rebels opposed to the National Convention. 1796–1797 Becomes commander in chief of the army of Italy; . Family . Napoleon was born in Corsica . –. an Italian city that was once part of Italy but now under the rule of France. . Napoleon’s father . –. Charles Bonaparte . –. was to go to Versailles and represent the people of Corsica at the Estates General. . “. 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.". Document A. Napoleon took power in France in 1799 following the chaos of the Reign of Terror and five years of weak governments. By 1805 Napoleon had not only stabilized France, but he had issued his own set of landmark laws and conquered an Empire for France that consisted of most. : Explain Napoleon’s rise to power, the role of geography in his defeat, and the consequences of France’s defeat for Europe.. Vocabulary. : Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleonic Code, coup d’etat, plebiscite, lycee, concordat, Battle of Trafalgar, Continental System, Peninsular War, Waterloo, Hundred Days. 1799-1815. Napoleon’s character. Intelligent. Witty. Charming. Depressive. Childish. Decisive. Life Under the Directory. Directory was corrupt, economy was poor. Following Robespierre, people went wild.