Napoleon’s Empire Collapses
Napoleon’s Mistakes
• His ______brought him to great heights, but it also led him to his doom
The Continental System
• Under Napoleon’s “______”, he ______British ports to punish Britain and to make Europe self-sufficient
• In actuality, people (even ______of Napoleon) smuggled British goods in to Europe from Britain which helped their economy stay alive
• Britain responded with an alternative blockade, and were able to uphold it with their ______(forced entering ships to be searched and taxed) à War of 1812
The Peninsula War
• 1808 Napoleon sends an ______through Spain to urge Portugal to accept the Continental System
• The Spanish rebel against the occupation of the invasion force
• Napoleon ______and ______
• Spanish people were angry at this and feared Napoleon would weaken the ______in Spain as he had done in ______
• For 6 years, Spanish “______” attacked French armies in Spain and the British even sent troops to support Spain
• Other countries were starting to develop a sense of ______and at the same time a sense of hatred toward the expansion minded Napoleon
Invasion of Russia
• While Napoleon was friends with the Russian ruler ______, he refused to stop selling grain to Britain
• Napoleon and Alexander both were competing for ______lands
• June 1812 Napoleon and his ______(420,000 troops) invaded ______
• Outnumbered, Alexander pulled his troops back in retreat and began practicing the “______” military tactic
• On Sept. 7, 1812 the two armies met. The French were successful and moved on to find a burned ______, which forced them to turn back toward France
• As the ______and the ______dropped, Napoleon’s forces not only had to battle Russian raiders but also the elementsà only ______of the Grand Army returned home
Napoleon’s Downfall
• Napoleon’s enemies (______) all joined forces against him
Napoleon Suffers Defeat
• Napoleon quickly raised another army, but they were ______in training
• In October of 1813, his army faced the allied armies in Leipzig Germanyà his army was crushed and within two months King Frederick William III and Alexander I were leading Russia and Prussia through the streets of Paris celebrating
• In April 1814, Napoleon ______and stepped down from the throne
• His enemies exiled him to Elba, an island off the coast of Italy where they thought he would no longer pose a threat. They were WRONG
______
• Louis XVI’s brother (______) took over after him and was incredibly unpopular among the peasant class
• Napoleon returned home in March of 1815 to a ______from the French people
• In response, the European nations rallied their armies, and the British commander (______) prepared for batter near ______in Belgium
• On June 18, 1815 Napleon attacked and remained on the offensive until Prussian forces arrived later in the afternoon
• This defeat ended Napoleon’s last bid for power, which is called the “______”
• This time Napoleon was exiled to ______in the South Atlantic where he died after being in exile for 6 years