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Where was NB born

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Ajaccio, Corsica.

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what was the culture of the place of NB birth

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It was very italian

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Where did NB get education

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Brienne mllitary academy

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Why was NB sent to military academy

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father was a noble

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5
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NB experience at the millitary academy

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bullied, impacts him later

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What and when was NB first rank in mil.

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Artillery Lieutenant by 1787

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Why was NB not killed during FR

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He was a jacobin and friend of Robes little brother

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What allowed NB to advance so quickly in ranks while young

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the FR killed alot of them

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9
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What was NB first big break

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Toulon

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What was the problem in Toulon

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It was a port city in France and causes a counterrevolution of the committee of public safety, succeds from france

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How does NB save Toulon

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  • ordered guns to shoot british ships in the port
  • starves out the city from port
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What happens to NB after Toulon

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NB promoted to brigadier general due to toulon and later promoted to general of division due to whiff of grapeshot that saves directory governement

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13
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What starts the 1st Italian campaign

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Took fight to the Austrians in N Italy

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treaty of camp formio

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after defeating austrians and Ardinians; - NB wrote it, not the government
- shows his independence of national government

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Where was NB sent after 1st italian campaign

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Egypt to get a good trade for india

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result of 1st italian campagin

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defeats austrians and Ardinians by not having supply chain

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What happens to NB on the way to Egypt

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  • NB was chased by armorial Nelson
    • passed by Nelson twice and was lucky that they did not see him
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What does NB do in egypt

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marches to cairo and defeats mamlukes at battle of pyramids

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what happens to mamlukes after battle of pyramids

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they are now NB body guards

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17
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What creates problems for NB in egypt

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Nelson catches him and kills his fleet in Aboukir bay

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18
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Why does NB abandon his army in 1799 in egypt

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to protect the diretory from a cous

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19
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Who tries to overthrow directory

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Abbe Sieyes

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How does NB overthrow the directory

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Coup of Brumaire used Sieyes to get into power but then abandons him soon after in novem of 1799

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21
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What does NB set up after the directory

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the counsulate where he is the first counsul, french plebs approve

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What happens at the 2nd italian campaign
NB goes as observer and crushes austrians and signs peace with austrians and peace of amiens with britian a year later
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How does NB use his centeral authority in order to improve the governemtn
- est. a ruthless secret police - issues General amnesty - all positions are open to talent - encouraged old nobles to come back
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How does NB deal with catholics
Concorat of 1801- deal with pope pius VII - Catholicism was the religion of the great majority of french citizens
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How is the state superior to the church
Church officials appointed by state but approved by pope
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how does NB position in power change in 1802
the people of france vote him counsul for life
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What is the napoleanic code
NB uses lawyers to create a code to protect private proteperty and give equality, surrenders liberty for order
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How does the Roaylaist bombing plot of 1804 affect NB
worries him, proclaimes himself as empoerer of france
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How does Napolean influence other states
Freindly puppet republics established in belgium, netherlands, switzerland, italy and rhine
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Who gives Lousianna to NB
Spain
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How does William pitt affect france
established 3rd coalition against france with austria and russia
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How does NB try to defeat England
Napolean put the Grande Armee (spanish and france) in Brestbut but could not get across the channel
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what is the result of NB trying to get England
Nelson destroyes them at Trafalagar in 18-5
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Greatest NB victory against Austria
at Austerliz, forces one army to surrender at Ulm
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What does NB do after dominating Italy
appoints step son Eugene de Beauharnais as Vicerory of Italy
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What causes Prussia to declare war on france
Confederatoin of the Rhine in 1806
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what is the Confederatoin of the Rhine in 1806
NB redrew the map of germany and made them all loyal to Napolean
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Where does NB defeat prussia
- NB Crushed at battle of Jena - NB occupied Berlin
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What does teh Berlin decrees do
established the continental system to stop trading with britan, his first mistake
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What is the treaty of tilsit
Tsar Alexander and NB signs truce in order to dominate
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what provisions are in the treaty in tilsit
- Prussia surenders and cut in half - lost all west of Elbe - went to kingdom of westphalia - jerome set up as king - Louis king of holland - Joseph king of spain
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What kingdom does NB reignite
poland, sets the Grand dutchy of warsaw
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Who is king of spain when NB tries to overthrow
King Charles IV de bourbon
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what is the royal situtaion in Spain before NB
his wife is cheating w chief minister and tries to kill Charles, chief min in on it, son tries to kill both and chief minister to become king, Charles trying to kill chief minister
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Chief minister of Spain
Manuel Godoy
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Queen of spain
Louisa
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What causes NB to enter Spain
The son overthrows the king and the king asks for help
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how does NB " Help " spain
- Sends 100k troops into spain “to attack protugal” - siezes Madrid - arrest all of the kings and under house arrest
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Who is set as the new king of spain
Joseph, NB brother
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What causes Joseph to not be welcomed by the spainish
not spainish, 87 mamelukes (muslims) escort him and spanish hate muslims
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How did spain react to French taking over madrid
French could only have power over madrid and was more or less powerless because spainish did not like him
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3rd of may
- francisco goya painting - french shot people on the wall, french bad
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Milan decree
- cut off all trade with britan - responded with Orders in Council - hurt France more
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what stops the continental system
portugal
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Leading reformers in Prussia
Von stein and von hardenberg
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What did Prussia do in order to become more like france
- abolished serfdom - officers by merit - war colleges to create an educated military staff
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How does NB respond to Austria attacking them in 1809
marries Marie Louise (daughter of the emporer) in order for them to stop attacking them
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Who takes control of sweeden post death of the king
general bernadotte because he married his daughter
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How does the contiential system hurt russia
they have to use british merchant ships for trade and they dont have them anymore
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What does NB do after he sees Russia stopped abiding by the contential system
assembles 500k to scare them at the border
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How does NB invastion into russia plan out
- Kutusov (general) advises Tsar not to fight but to scorch everything - NB marches into russia and loses people along the way - forces to fight at moscow (bordino very bloody) - NB wins moscow but loses a lot - NB has no supplies
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What is formed post NB embarrassing invation of Russia
Russia, Austria, Prussia and Britain all ganged at once
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How do the Brits initially attack france
- Brits - under duke of wellington - army in portugal and spain - clears spain in 1813
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What is NB last battle before exil
Leipzig
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what happens at Leipzig
NB was overwelmed with troops
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Who does NB surrender to
Brits
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Where do brits send NB
Elba
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Who gets power in France post NB
France reinstates bourbon monarchy with Provence to rule at Louis XVIII
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How does Louis rule france
stayed the same, Louis kept most of Napoleonic reforms
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What changed during louis reign
Catholicism official religion in charter of 1814
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What does the army do when they hear about NB
they dispand Louis to join him
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Battle of Waterloo
his last ever battle; - NB tries to pick all the armies before they come to him - Marches north and tries to beat 2 armies seperatly but british and prussians beat him
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where is NB next exile
Exile for good on St. Helena
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Who redraws the map of europe
- - Congress of Vienna redraws the map of Europe in 1815w
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who dominates congress of vienna
- Castlereagh from britian - Metternich from austria

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