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The Fall of Napoleon Crushing defeats in Russia (1812) and Germany (1813) caused the collapse of Napoleon’s empire and brought his enemies to the Rhine River at the close of 1813. With a depleted and exhausted army, Napoleon attempted to direct the defense of his frontier from the Alps to the North Sea while he mobilized France.
30 cze 2009 · Book digitized by Google from the library of University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Vol. 1 has added t.-p., engraved: Memoirs of Bonaparte, and history of all the campaigns from the French revolution in 1789. Title varies slightly.
This history paper examines the formative years of Napoleon's life, particularly his relationships with his father and mother, that transformed a young boy to the most powerful and transformative figure in Europe.
Overthrow of the Directory • 1799 led coup d'état to overthrow the directory • Coup d'état = sudden overthrow of a government • Napoleon becomes Absolute Ruler of France • 1804 crowned himself Emperor Napoleon
a coup d’etat (overthrow of the government, sometimes shortened to “coup”); the legislature voted to appoint three “consuls” to lead the government, and Napoleon took all of the powers as “first consul”.
As you read this chapter, look for the key events of the French Revolution and French Empire. The fall of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution. The Committee of Public Safety began the Reign of Terror. Napoleon Bonaparte created the French Empire. Allied forces defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.
6 paź 2009 · The history of Napoleon III, emperor of the French. Including a brief narrative of all the most important events which have occurred in Europe since the fall of Napoleon I until the overthrow of the second empire and the death of Napoleon III.
