Napoleon Flashcards

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Napoleon

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French emperor (1799-1815)

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Elba

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place where Napoleon was exiled (1814)

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3
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Berlin Decrees

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created by Napoleon (1806) prohibited allies from importing British goods

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Guerilla Warfare

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first emerged in Spain. Napoleon’s communications and supply lines and troops attacked by Spanish guerrillas

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5
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Final defeat of Napoleon

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The Battle of Waterloo. Took place in Belgium (June 18, 1815). Defeated by Duke of Wellington.

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6
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Military officer

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with the army of Revolutionary France in Egypt

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7
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Why did Napoleon devise the Continental System?

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created (1806-1807) (ended April 11, 1814). Devised to try and choke England economically.

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Napoleon’s economic warfare caused

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undeclared sea battle between France and U.S. (1790s)

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Napoleon and army experienced cold and devastation in what nation?

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Russia. Invaded (1812). Fought for six months and were defeated by Russia.

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