Napoleon's Empire Flashcards
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What did Napoleon’s inner Empire consist of?
Most of France, Switzerland, the Low Countries, the Republic/Kingdom of Italy, and western Germany.
What did Napoleon’s ‘intermediate zone’ of his Empire consist of?
Western France, the Kingdom of Naples, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw
What did Napoleon’s ‘outer Empire’ consist of?
Spain, Illyria, Venice, the Papal States, parts of Northern Germany.
Who said that ‘the uniqueness of the Napoleonic Empire lies more in his reform programs than in his exploitation and harsh domination’?
Stuart Woolfe
Who said that there was no Spanish national uprising 1809 - 1814?
Charles Esdaile
What were the three socio-economic-political preconditions Charles Esdaile said that Spain lacked for a nationalist uprising?
Urbanisation, a level of acculturation, and a lack of literacy
What does Janet Hartley argue about the Russian uprising against Napoleon in 1812?
She argues that it was not a nationalist reaction, and that Russian nationalism emerged in the mid-19th Century
Who said ‘the fundamental objection to French rule was neither that it was foreign now French, but lay in its basic nature’?
Michael Broers
When was the Continental System established?
1806
What does Alexander Grab believe about the Napoleonic Empire?
He believes that in conscription, order and finance, Napoleon was ‘a pragmatic imperialist driven primarily by Realpolitik materialist consideration, namely economic/financial, political, and military factors, rather than by ideological motivations such a civilising mission’
What are Alexander Grab’s 5 ways in which Napoleon exploited his satellite states and annexed territories:
Military conscription, financial impositions, economic concessions to French industry and commerce, land grants (dotations) to his favourites, the imposition of the Continental Blockade (1806).
What is the total number of European troops who served under Napoleon?
720,000
Who argued that the Continental Blockade was part of a wider imperial policy, not just economic warfare against Britain?
Paul Schroeder
In March 1808, how many French were marching on Madrid?
Around 100,000
How were the Spanish rebels comprised and organised?
They included men and women from all sections of society, and were organised on provincial lines with no centralisation.
Why was Napoleon’s constitution in Spain interesting?
It kept the primacy of the Catholic Church, and feudal privileges.
Why was the decentralised nature of Spanish resistance a strength?
It meant the French could not destroy all resistance at once in one grand battle.
How did Napoleon intervene in Spain?
After Joseph evacuated Madrid, he personally led 200,000 men of the Grande Armée into Iberia and took Madrid in early December 1808.
Why does Grab argue the Junta Central failed?
It lacked the means to implement its programs, had no authority to impose itself upon the provincial juntas, the officers in the Spanish army were simply awful, and they could not deploy enough men, losing many to desertion.
What reforms did Joseph carry out in 1809?
He revoked concessions to the Church and nobility, abolished seigneurial rights, eliminated the Inquisition, and suppressed two thirds of monasteries and convents.
Why did afrancescados support Joseph’s rule?
They feared violence, they regarded Napoleon as the guarantor of property rights, they were opportunists, and some truly believed France to be the centre of the enlightenment and liberalism.
What is one estimate for the number of guerillas in Spain ?
38,250 by the end of 1812
Why were the guerrillas so effective?
They necessitated a far vaster army than Napoleon had to commit in order to conquer Spain due to how they were spread out, and they intimidated and attacked supporters of Joseph, destroying his support base.
