The Napoleonic Wars and Present France

1799-1815, 1816-2011

Objective
To understand the rise of Napoleon To understand the consequences of the Napoleonic Wars The affect the Napoleonic wars had on the present Frances economical and political power. Where does the present France stand at?

The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

Born in 1769 in Corsica into a poor noble family
Promoted to general in 1793 after driving out

the British Takes over France in a coup in 1799

Napoleon Bonaparte

France and Europe

Europe has declared war on France
First Coalition joins against France (Austria, Prussia, Britain, Spain, Holland)

Napoleons Secret

Levee en masse (the draft) Emphasizes on artillery Rewards soldiers based on talent

Levee en masse (the draft)

In response to the dangers of foreign war, the Committee of public safety established a mass conscription (Leve en Masse) and succeeded in training an army of about 800,000 soldiers in less than a year. This was much larger than any army available to other European states, and laid the basis for Napoleon's domination of Europe. In addition to bringing out the creativity of the Committee of Public Safety, the Leve en Masse represents a turning point in the history of warfare.

Napoleons army

Nationalism
Nation
State Nation-state

The Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon wins victories against the European powers
Second Coalition formed against France
Russia, Austria, Britain, Ottoman Empire

The Napoleonic Wars

The Directory overthrown in 1799
Replaced by the Consulate Napoleon becomes First Consul

First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte

The Napoleonic Wars

Napoleons Domestic Policies
Concordat Napoleonic Code

Public Education
Louisiana Purchase in 1803 Emperor of the French in 1804

Reasons for Napoleons Success

Political Leadership: Unity of Political and Military Power Ideals of Nation, Glory, and Destiny Strengths as a Military Figure: Personal Leadership and Charisma Ability to hurl huge armies at the enemy Brilliant strategic and tactical thinking

Napoleons Coronation

The Napoleonic Wars

Third Coalition formed in 1804
Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia

Napoleon attempts to invade Britain

Battle of Trafalgar, 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition (AugustDecember 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (18031815).

The Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon successful in Europe; defeats Third Coalition Declares Continental System
Europe-wide boycott of British goods

Europe in 1810

Napoleon and the French Revolution

Napoleon makes reforms across Europe

But do they want his reforms?

The Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon invades Spain in 1808

Peninsular Wars

The Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon has some unfinished business with the Russians and at that moment makes one of his greatest mistakes, which will bring his empire down.
Invasion of Russia

Napoleons Invasion from Russia

Why did he invade?

Although Napoleon had organized an enormous force, he was lured ever deeper into mother Russia, resulting in the complete annihilation of his force of 500.000.

Napoleons Retreat from Russia

The Napoleonic Wars

Fourth Coalition Assembled in 1813
Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia

Congress of Vienna meets to reconstruct Europe

The Napoleonic Wars

Napoleon not gone yet
Hundred Days Battle of Waterloo Aftermath

The Congress of Vienna

The Congress of Vienna

European powers reconstruct Europe

Europe 1815

After Talks
After Napoleon's domination of Europe from around 1800 to 1814, the rulers of Europe wanted to insure that no one would ever be able to come so close to taking over all of Europe again. To this end, the diplomats from all of the Great Powers met at the Congress of Vienna to negotiate from 1814 to 1815. There they reorganized European boundaries in hopes of creating a stable Europe where coalitions of nations could always ally to defeat one nation that got out of hand.

Napoleon II
Napolon II (20 March 1811 22 July 1832), after 1818 known as Franz, Duke of Reichstadt, was the son of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, and his second wife, Marie Louise of Austria.
By Title III, article 9 of the French Constitution of the time, he was Prince Imperial, but he was also known from birth as the King of Rome which Napoleon I declared was the courtesy title of the heirapparent.

His father abdicated in his favour after the Battle of Waterloo, thereby transferring to him the title of Emperor of the French, in 1815.

The present Situation in France

The situation the France government after Napoleon, at first was hard, but eventually it changed into better, where the France we know today, is pretty much a Great Power in all categories starting from military, economically, and Politically.

Conclusion
Napoleon rose from obscure origins to master of Europe Napoleons rise threatened European balance of power Congress of Vienna reconstructs Europe and keeps peace for nearly 100 years Present France looked upon as a Great Power.

Harun Pasic Great Power Politics