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Napoleon Bonaparte was born on island of Corsica, France -
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Napoleon Bonaparte join royal military school at age 9 -
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Egyptian Campaign to attempt to block British Trade, but was failure -
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Napoleon was Lieutenant when the French Revolution Broke out -
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Napoleon success as a Military Leader at the Battle of Toulon in France -
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Napoleon moved from Military General to Political Leader -
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Napoleon Overthrew the Weak "Directory" form of government after the Reign of Terror and set up a new three man governing board known as the "Consulate" -
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Napoleon tries to improve domestic issues such as controlling prices, encouraging new industry building new roads and canals, setting up public schools, made peace with the Catholic Church, and won support form all classes -
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Napoleon wrote and proclaimed a new French Constitution as known as First Consul for Life. -
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Napoleon set up his most famous reform known as the Napoleonic Code that represented Enlightenment ideas and equality for all citizen before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism. -
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Napoleon creates the title "Emperor of France" and took the crown out of the Popes hands during the Coronation -
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After coronation, Napoleon replaces the Revolution Slogan of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity with Order,Security, and Efficient -
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Napoleon sets up economic warfare against Britain through his "Continental System" which closed ports and didn't allow British goods to be imported. (This was a failure) -
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Napoleon invades England at the Battle of Trafalgar, but British Admiral Horatio Nelson smashed the French Fleet. -
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Military annexations that built French Nationalism were conquering the Netherlands, Belgium, parts of Italy and Germany, parts of Prussia, parts of Poland, and placed his brother in power in Spain "Joseph Napoleon" -
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Napoleon invades Russia and Tsar Alexander I, but Russia used a "scorched-earth" policy that only left the French hungry and cold during the winter months. After his unsuccessful campaign he" abdicated" or stepped down from power and was exiled to the. -
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Napoleon was forced to abdicate his leadership of France once again to be exiled on the island of S. Helena in the South Atlantic. -
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Napoleon escaped from exile in Elba to return to Paris and take power back from Louis XVIII and this period was known as the "Last 100 days" of his short lived return. -
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After the Battle of Waterloo the diplomats ans leaders of European Countries met to establish the "Congress of Vienna" to restore the system of Monarchy and eventually set up the "Concert of Europe" to build an alliance system and keep peace between European Nations. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile on St. Helena in South Atlantic.