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05 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
1 FEATURES OF THE NAPOLEONIC REGIME
Empire marked the reform of the inherited political framework and the starting point of the modern French State
NAPOLEON’S REFORMS
In the field of justice, he created the French Civil Code
boosted economy
created a repressive regime
laid the foundations for modern educational models
ended some revolutionary achievements
improved the Public Administration
established an authoritarian government
He was crowned emperor of the French in 1804
based on several reasons:
internal stability after a decade of chaos
successes abroad
fear of conspiracies against him
consolidation of his power
He established hereditary power
2 THE RISE AND FALL OF NAPOLEON’S EMPIRE
he tried to create a new world order in Europe bringing back concepts from the times of Louis XIV.
All Napoleon could do was proclaim a continental blockade
He resurrected the idea of a European empire
THE NAPOLEONIC WARS
SECOND PHASE (1812–1815)
in 1815, the British and their allies finally defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.
FIRST PHASE (1804–1812)
British fleet won the Battle of Trafalgar (1805)
Napoleon achieved success and fame as a young military man defending the Republic against international counter-revolutionary coalitions that attacked France
