First French Empire

Two decades of war went on in the early 1800's. These wars were named the Napoleonic Wars since the major conflicts arose from France under the ruling of Napoleon Bonaparte. The biggest turning point of the Napoleonic Wars was the Russian Campaign. Napoleon was elected to the First Consul of the Consulate in 1799, where he assumed the role of head of government in France. One of his earlier victories as leader, was during the Battle of Marengo which resulted in driving Austrians out of Italy. Furthermore, strengthening his political career. This battle was one of several within the War of the Second Coalition, which consisted of the allies Austria, Britain and Russia, and including the Ottoman Empire and Kingdom of Naples unsuccessful at…

success from the French Revolution. It made it very easy for him to rise up the ranks of the military, gain supporters, and take over France. There was so many problems that the government of France could not fix and Napoleon promised to make it better. Napoleon would not of been able to make these promises and achieve what he promised if the French Revolution hadn’t made it so easy for him to seem like a hero and a good leader. Napoleon would not of become the Emperor of France and historically…

The battle of Waterloo was one of the most important battles in history and significantly impacted the european countries. This battle put a revolution to a halt, stopped a very powerful empire from spreading its ideals any further, and restored equality to the European nations. This battle was so revolutionary “Waterloo is used to discuss the changing nature of war, the rise and fall of napoleon’s empire”(Black).The reason for this is that this battle took out the most powerful leader of his…

absolute patriarchy towards their country. He portrayed himself as the ultimate French men, the ultimate War General, the ultimate Ruler and the ultimate being. Napoleon did help to better France by promoting education and continuing to remove the effects of the feudal system. Napoleon was a smart man hut he allowed his ego and hunger for more power become his demise. Napoleon as a child was described as “… an aggressive and bullying boy given to temper tantrums...” Napoleon was also…

island of Corsica in 1769. His parents waited until he was 9 years old and then sent him away to a military school. After he finished school, at age 16 in 1785, he became a lieutenant in the artillery. But as the French revolution started, he joined the army of the new government. He was asked to defend the delegates by powerful people. Then, Napoleon became a ‘Hero of the Hour’ after he caused his attackers to flee in panic and confusion! After completing this victory, he was appointed to lead…

Over the course of the next few months, the Coalition met Napoleon at Lutzen, Bautzen, and Dresden, all of which ended in French victory. The early lack of success of the Coalition can be partially attributed to their grand strategy, the Trachenberg Plan, which called for the avoidance of major conflict with Napoleon’s army. The next meeting between the French and the Sixth Coalition would be at…

After his abdication Napoleon was allowed to retain the title of Emperor, but only if he stayed on the Island of Elba, near the coast of Tuscany. Stephen Coote believes putting Napoleon on an island so close to Europe and lands he once dominated must have “created deep contempt and longing for an opportunity” to escape to try to restore his Empire. This opportunity arose only nine months after he was imprisoned there. It was mostly a result of lack of supervision provided by the Great Powers he…

Garfinkel 1 Ava Garfinkel Mrs. Anderson World History H1 Period D October 16, 2015 Napoleon Bonaparte Essay The Battle of Austerlitz, otherwise known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was arguably Napoleon's most impressive and important victory during his lifetime. This battle was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition, and the opening battle to a two year war period ending the Third Coalition against France. This coalition, consisting of some of Napoleon's greatest enemies…

He neglected their needs and wants, because he didn’t prepare well for the harsh conditions of countries such as Russia. When he attacked Russia in the summer of 1812, they stayed until December. His troops couldn’t survive the extreme cold of Moscow, and many died, leaving Russia with only 100,000 of his original 600,000 troops. The Battle of Nations, otherwise known as the Battle of Leipzig, was fought by Napoleon and his troops who were defeated. The following year, Paris was captured. In…

As the French Revolution was beginning to hit its height, a small Brigadier General was starting to grow into fame. Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 in Corsica and when he was twenty-seven years old in 1796 was given the reigns of the French Army of Italy. He was given these reigns for his prestigious smarts in and out of the classroom. David Bell stated in his concise biography Napoleon, which Napoleon said “I lived like a bear…always alone in my small room with my books…my only friends!”…