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2.08 The Age of Napoleon (War and Empire (Britain Resists (Horatio Nelson,…

- - - - old laws
        
        Varied by region
        
        Contradicted each other
        
        SINGLE SET of new laws
        
        apply to ALL citizens
        
        Napoleonic Code
        
        preserved many gains of Revo.
        
        protected the right to trial by jury
        
        equality before law
        
        women lost some thing gained during radical phase of revo.
        
        Definite end to feudal practices
        
        His greatest accomplishment
        
        influenced Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and places in the AMericas
  - - - v. powerful
        
        became a dictator
      - goal was to "stabilize" the Revo.
        
        restored order
        
        enlarged Ministry of Police
        
        set up civil service system
        
        citizens could be promoted by merit
        
        modernized Paris
        
        improved city's sidewalks, sewers, and water supply
        
        Built new road system
        
        Established efficient postal service
        
        worked to improve schools
        
        made religion legal again
        
        saved Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris
        
        KEPT property that French gov. took from Catholic Church
- - - - still at war
        
        continued for next sixteen years
  - - - Defeated Austrian forces
      - Persuaded Russians to withdraw from war
      - Britain agreed to sign a peace treaty
      - Primary goal was to spread Revo.
        
        changed to building an empire
        
        December 1804
        
        declared himself emperor
        
        placed crown on his own head instead of the Pope
  - - - October 1805
        
        Defeated French and Spanish fleet in Battle of Trafalgar
        
        Horatio Died
        
        Victory
        
        Napoleon devises new plan to cut of trade to island nation
        
        Continental system
        
        ordered conquered nation to cut off trade w/ Britain
        
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  - - - leader changed mind in late 1810
        
        Napoleon wanted to punish them
        
        June 1812
        
        invaded Russia w/ over 600,000 troops
        
        Wanted quick victory
        
        Russian troops withdrew
        
        Burned villages behind them (so French had no supplies or food to find)
        
        Tens of thousands died of starvation, heat, and disease
        
        Reached Moscow but it was burned
        
        October 18, ordered retreat (b/c winter was coming)
        
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  - - - 1813 drove Napoleon out of Germany
      - 1814 invaded France
      - Exiled Napoleon to Elba (tiny island)
        
        returned to france
        
        got support from the people
        
        created an army and attacked British encampment
        
        failed and then Prussia joined British
        
        Napoleon finally defeated
        
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- - - - "The people of Germany, the people of France, of Italy, of Spain all desire equality"
        
        went from good to bad very quickly
  - - - planned to create a stable continent on the ruins of Napoleon's empire
        
        France ruled by King Louis XVIII (brother of Louis XVI)
        
        Divided Napoleon's land among themselves
        
        secret police to stable out revo. people left