Napoleon Bonaparte1769-1821

What kind of man was he?

Napoleon’s Childhood

• Born in __________: 1769• Moody, soft-spoken• Age 10: French military

school• Made fun of:

– Very small; ________ accent

• Capable at military strategy• _______ out of 56 when he

graduated

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French Revolution and the Reign of Terror

• L_____________• E_____________• F_____________• 1793: Louis XVI and

Marie Antoinette executed– __________ people

killed

• Napoleon shows he’s loyal to the govt

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Napoleon’s Early Military Victories

• Summer: 1793– Civil War and War in Europe

• Napoleon _______________ the British in an important battle in 1793– At the age of ____ he’s made a ___________

• 1795: Royalists try to overthrow the govt. Napoleon _____________ rebels trying to overthrow the govt. Now he’s a hero of the Revolutionary Govt.!

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Napoleon and Love!

• At the age of _____

• He marries• _______________

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Dictatorship Begins: Napoleon the Emperor

• 1799: Napoleon takes over in a _________– Makes govt. more efficient– Creates a ____________ Bank of France– The ___________ of Napoleon – new laws– Re-opens the _______________– Rebuilds Paris

• 1804: Napoleon Crowned __________ of France– Crowns ____________! Why did he do this?

• Josephine doesn’t give him an heir. . . So . . .• He marries again to a princess of Austria

– They have a son. Now he is happy!

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Military Disaster: Russia 1812• Over ____________ soldiers invade Russia. Many die along the

way!• His much smaller army makes it all the way to ______________

– But the city is deserted: Why?– He waits for the ____________ to surrender, but he doesn’t – Winter is coming on.

• French have to march back home!– Napoleon loses many more soldiers.

• How big is his army by the time he’s out of Russia? ________

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Chart Showing the Size of the French Army Going into Russia and How Big It

When It Came Out

Exile to Elba & Return!• Napoleon ruled Europe for nearly for over 15

years• Defeated . . . Unconditional Surrender• April 6, 1814: He ___________ to Elba

– Made fun of• People call him the “Emperor of Elba!”

• Monarchy comes back to France!– Louis _____: (brother of Louis XVI) Napoleon’s Empire is

abolished

• Napoleon is wanted back by much of France– He ______________ from Elba!

• Those sent by the king to arrest him _______ him!

• Louis XVIII flees!

Battle of Waterloo 1815

• Napoleon’s Final Defeat at ____________, Belgium: ______________

• British and the _____________ against Napoleon and the French

• Better strategy wins the day for the British and Prussians– England loses ____________– France loses _____________

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Napoleon is Surrounded!

Final Exile!

• To prevent another escape, he’s sent to St.___________

• Six years there• Died May 5, ___________• His body is in Paris today

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Napoleon’s Legacy?

• How should we remember Napoleon Bonaparte?

• What should be his legacy?