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Napoleon
: Napoleon’s Empire (1804-1814)
Conquering an Empire
Napoleon sent an army to restore the rebellious colony of Haiti
this concerned the British who thought Napoleon had his heart set on an American empire
British Naval Supremacy
Britain—under prime minister William Pitt the Younger—established a Third Coalition, that included
Russia and Austria, and declared war on France.
Lord Nelson defeated a combine French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar off the coast of
Spain.
Napoleonic Victories in Central Europe
In October 1805, Napoleon forced an Austrian army to surrender at Ulm and occupied Vienna.
! On December 2, Napoleon defeated the combined Austrian and Russian forces at Austerlitz.
In 1806, Napoleon organized western Germany into the Confederation of the Rhine
Napoleon occupied Berlin and by June of 1807—having defeated the Russians—occupied East Prussia.
Treaty of Tilsit
Negotiated by Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I on a raft in the Niemen River
Prussia lost half its territory.
Napoleon appointed members of his family to govern his empire
The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
Early Military Victories
France conquered Belgium
Britain and Austria fought the French in defense of Belgium
Napoleon invaded Italy
France crushed the Austrian and Sardinian armies and conquered Lombardy in northern Italy
Treaty of Campo Formio in October 1793
despite disagreement from the government in Paris, Napoleon forced the Austrians out of the war and all of Italy and Switzerland were handed over to France
Napoleon considers conquering Britain
believed it would be impossible to cross the channel and invade Great Britain
chose to interfere with British interests in the Mediterranean by capturing Egypt
drive the British fleet from the Mediterranean
admiral Horatio Nelson destroyed the French fleet at Abukir
Second Coalition
Russia, who also had interests in the Near East, joined a coalition with the Austrians, Ottomans, and
British.
The Constitution of the Year III
Economic problems in France and a dangerous international situation led the Directory in France to propose a
new constitution.
Abbe Sieyes was one of the Directors who had written the pamphlet What Is the Third Estate during the first
months of the revolution
European Response to the Empire
The Wars of Liberation
Napoleon directed his army to enter Spain in 1807 in order to force Portugal to abandon its traditional
alliance with Britain.
Spanish peasants, under the guidance of the lower clergy, resisted French control of Spain
Austria declared war on France in 1809 when they knew the French were deeply entrenched in Spain.
Congress of Vienna
Many heads of state were present, but it was dominated by the representatives of the four major
powers.