Vocabulary
French Wars against England, Prussia, Russia, and Austria led by Napoleon?
Napoleonic Wars
Where Napoleon was born.
What is Corsica
Napoleon returned to power, but was defeated where?
What is the Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon sold this piece of land to the United States partly to anger the British
What is the Louisiana Territory
Napoleon's 1st wife whom he divorced because she did not provide him a son
Who is Josephine
Napoleon introduced this set of civil laws that was eventually used throughout the French Empire
What is the Napoleonic Code
First place Naopleon was exiled to.
What is Island of Elba
In 1804 Napoleon crowned himself the what of France?
What is the Emperor
The Battle where the British gained dominance of the sea
What is the Battle of Trafalger
Napoleon's 2nd wife, the Austrian Princess, who was the mother of his son.
Who is Marie Louise
The word for when someone (such as a sovereign power) renounces or resigns from a position. Such as a king giving up his throne
What is abdicate
Second place Napoleon was exiled to & eventually died.
What is St. Helena
Napoleon's most DISASTROUS military campaign. Russian winter forced Napoleon to retreat, lead to his downfall.
The invasion of Russia
This man defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo
Who is the Duke of Wellington
Name and relation of the person Napoleon made King of Spain
What is his brother Joseph
This group met to restore order and established the balance of power in Europe by reinstating absolute monarchies?
Congress of Vienna
Country where Battle of Waterloo took place.
What is Belgium
How many days was Napoleon in power when he returned?
100 days
Full name of the British Admiral that was Napoleon's counterpart on the seas and a thorn in his side
Who is Lord Horatio Nelson
Member of the Bourbon dynasty who was restored to the throne of France -- twice.
Who is King Louis XVIII
Strategy deployed by the Russian army as they retreated
What is Scorched Earth
What two counties was Napoleon not able to defeat?
Russia and England (Great Britain)
2 Part: The specific name a "sudden, violent, and unlawful seizure of power from a government" -- such as how Napoleon gained power in 1799 AND the position he named himself.
What is Coup d'état and 1st Consul
Name of the famous British special cavalry unit that was charged with guarding Napoleon on Elba
What are the Dragoons
Name of Napoleon's mother
Who is Letizia Buonaparte