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Napoleon (Changes to France (Napoleon took over as emporer, Napoleon Code…
Napoleon
Changes to France
Napoleon took over as emporer
Napoleon Code was a set of laws
They were changed back into a monarchy
They became a democracy
They were created for most of France so they follow the same laws
Napoleon Wars
He joined the army in 1779
In 1995 he was a general
The youngest army leader at the time
He was only 24 when he was asked to be a general
Was a very short man for his age
Exile
Got exiled 2 different times
He escaped ones and went back to France and took power again
Got exiled because he lost a major battle to Russia and lost most of the men
After he escaped he got exiled once more to Saint Helena
got exiled to Elba
Rise to Power
He set up a system known as the Napoleonic code.
The Napoleonic code was a series of laws based on enlightenment ideas.
Napoleon staged a coup d'etat and took over as ruler of France
In 1840 Napoleon declared himself Emperor of France
After Robespierre was executed France was ruled by 5 moderate men known as the “Directory”
