1799-1815
RISE, RULE, AND FALL OF NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE
5 MAN DIRECTORY
1795-1799
 Third Constitution of France
 Corrupt
 People discontent
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NAPOLEON’S RISE
Ambitious general in the military
 Brilliant leader
 Victories against the British and Austrians
 Victories in Egypt
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1ST CONSUL TO EMPORER
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1799 overthrew the Directory
1802 Named himself first
consul for life
1804 Crowned himself
emperor of France
1ST CONSUL TO EMPORER
RULE
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Napoleonic Code
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Fair legal/ tax system
Merit system
Equality before the law
State more important
than individual
built and Empire
Controlled Europe
Spain to Russia
Of all our institutions public education is
the most important. Everything depends
on it, the present and the future. It is
essential that the morals and political
 Of all our institutions
ideas of the generation which is now
growing
up should
no longer beis the
public
education
dependent upon the news of the day or
most important.
the circumstances
of the moment. Above
all we
must secure unity:
we must beon
ableit,
Everything
depends
to cast a whole generation in the same
the present and the
mould.
- Napoleon
future. It is essential that
MISTAKES
Victory Disease
 Continental System
 Nationalism grows
 Spanish Revolt
 Guerilla Warfare
 Invasion of Russia 1812
 Scorched Earth Policy
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FALL
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Defeated at battle of
Nations at Leipzig
1813: Abdicated throne
(stepped down)
Exiled
King Louis XVIII
Returned/ Battle of
Waterloo final defeat
1815 Exiled
King Louis XVIII/ Limited
Monarchy