Early Napoleon
Island where Napoleon was born.
What is Corsica?
Napoleon enacted a lot of changes to the French government, legal system, and army. What were these changes called?
Napoleonic Code
Though Napoleon was very successful in fighting with armies on the ground, he often struggled when directing his navy. Which battle saw him lose both his fleet and the Spanish fleet against the British?
Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon invaded Russia with how many men initially?
600,000
Napoleon is forced to leave France and go to the island of Elba in 1814. What is is called when you are forced to leave your home country?
Exile
When Napoleon was in the French Military, he specialized in what?
Artillery (Cannons)
Napoleon crowned himself this position in 1804. What was that position called?
Emperor
Since he had lost most of his navy, Napoleon intended to hurt the British economically by making the decree that no European port would accept British ships. What was this strategy called?
Continental System
The Russians were heavily outnumbered by Napoleon's army. What tactic did the Russians use to slow the French down and struggle to get supplies?
Scorched-Earth Tactic
Napoleon escapes Elba and rallies the French against their enemies. The French do well initially, but Napoleon is finally defeated by the British and Prussians at what battle?
Battle of Waterloo
Name of the object Napoleon's army discovers in Egypt. It became vital to translating hieroglyphics.
Rosetta Stone
Name one change in French law due to the Napoleonic Code
Makes all Frenchman equal before the law
Allowed religious freedom
Institutes public education in the form of the secondary education lycées
Revises taxes, destroyed noble privileges (esp. primogeniture)
All adult men could have any job and own property
Established fathers/husbands as powerful heads of household
Unified the Law in France, ended regional practice
Guerrilla Warfare
Name of the Russian city Napoleon fought hard to occupy, but was shocked to find it empty/burned when the French captured it?
Moscow
Secret meeting where the Powers of Europe decide what to do with the former territory of Napoleon?
Congress of Vienna
The military helped Napoleon seize power in France by overthrowing the government, which is called what?
Coup (Military coup)
14,000
Name the Battle which took place in 1805 where Napoleon defeated a combined Russian and Austrian force. Hailed as his "Perfect Battle"
Battle of Austerlitz
What disadvantages did Napoleon's army have in Russia? (need at least 2)
Slow moving, need a massive amount of supplies
Not used to Russia climate (cold and heat)
Disease
Scorched-Earth tactic
Island where Napoleon is exiled for the second time and eventually dies.
St. Helena
The European powers such as Britain, Austria, and Prussia often formed temporary alliances against France when Napoleon was in power. What are these temporary alliances called?
Coalitions
Name of the common practice among nobles (that Napoleon abolished) where titles/positions were passed down to their heirs
primogeniture
Which two countries did not follow the continental blockade against Britain?
Portugal and Russia
War between the French and the Portuguese, funded by the British that would exhaust French supplies/men while Napoleon would be campaigning in Russia
Peninsular War
Name every delegate at the Congress of Vienna (all 5)
Prince Clemens von Metternich of Austria
Viscount Castlereagh of Great Britain
Marquis de Talleyrand of France
Tsar Alexander I of Russia
King Frederick William III of Prussia