chapter 10 napoleonic wars. peace interim 1802-1803 only time when france was not at war with...
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Chapter 10 Napoleonic Wars
Peace Interim
1802-1803 Only time when
France was not at war with another European country
Sent troops to Haiti Louisiana Purchase
“Shaming of the princes”
Third Coalition
France prepared to invade Great Britain
Austria, Russia, and Great Britain join the Coalition
Trafalgar
Prussia defeated Russian army fled
Treaty of Tilsit
Russia agreed to ally against Great Britain
Prussia lost territory
Continental System
Goal: destroy Britain economically
No imports to the Continent from Great Britain
Britain blockaded mainland Europe
Peninsular War
Failed because: People would not give up luxury
goods Land shipping took too long Internal tariffs British made up trade lost
Grand Empire- Napoleon’s Reforms
Liberal reforms Equality before law Rule of law
(Constitutions) Metric system Good-bye to feudalism Direct collection of taxes Napoleonic Code Church lost power conscription
German Nationalism Holy Roman Empire
Confederation of the Rhine
J.G. Herder wrote Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind Each people should
embrace their own way of life
Volksgeist or “national character”
Romanticism
Reaction to Enlightenment
Stressed: Intuition over reason No rules Moral relativism
Napoleon Invades Russia
Dec. 31, 1810: Russia withdraws from the Continental System
Borodino: Napoleon won at high cost
Moscow: Napoleon seizes but burns to the ground
Scorched-earth policy
Casualties: 611,000 entered Russia 400,000 died 100,000 taken captive
Battle of the Nations
Napoleon defeated at Leipzig in 1813
Forced to abdicate the throne
Who should now rule France?
1st Treaty of Paris: France goes back to
pre-1792 territory No reparations
demanded
Exile, Escape, and Waterloo Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba He escaped and came back to France for
100 Days Defeated by a British and Russian alliance
at Waterloo (Duke Wellington)
Exile (Again)
Sent to Saint Helena Died less than 6 years
later
Legacies of Napoleon
Napoleonic Code Reforms and stability in France Changes of boundaries in Europe Sold Louisiana to the Americans Increased nationalism in territories he
conquered.
Congress of Vienna
The Players (Diplomats)
Talleyrand (France) Metternich (Austria) Wellington (Great
Britain) Hardenburg (Prussia) Nesselrode (Russia)
Results Antebellum status quo Concert of Europe
A way of solving problems with balance of power and discussion
Serious war avoided until WWI
Alliances Holy Alliance- everyone except Britain, Ottoman Empire,
and Vatican Quadruple Alliance- Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and
Prussia (later included France in the Quintuple Alliance)
Reactionary in Nature