Rise And Fall Of Napoleonic Empire Flashcards
August 1799
Napoleon left the army in Egypt and returned to France
When did Russian forces were defeated by the French at Zurich, Russia withdrew from war of second coalition?
September 1799
Napoleonic army reorganisation
1800
Reorganised into smaller units - corps d’armée
They could advance by separate routes before grouping together for battle
Lived off land providing greater flexibility
May 1800
Napoleon led 50,000 men through the Swiss alps across the Saint Bernard pass in a bid to launch a surprise attack on Austrian forces
Battle of Marengo
June 1800
Austrian troops waiting for napoleons forces and attacked Marengo french troops exhausted and outnumbered
Arrival of reserve troops sealed french victory
Battle of Hohenlinden
December 1800 french forces were successful
Austrian forces forced to sign treaty of Lunéville
Treaty of Lunéville
February 1801
France allowed to keep former gains (Belgium left bank of the Rhine and northern Italy)
Austria lost all its land in Italy apart from Venice and Dalmatian coast
Collapse of war of second coalition
15th July 1801
Concordat with Pope Pius VII
Peace of Amiens
March 1802
Peace between Britain and France
-France to leave United provinces, Naples and Papal States
-Britain to return all overseas colonies since 1793
May 1803
War resumed between Britain and France
Neither side had fully honoured then terms of the peace of Amiens
Army of England
Comprising 200,000 men along north coast or France
When did the french army become the grande armee
1805
When did Russia and Britain form an alliance against Napoleon?
April 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
October 1805
Nelson’s fleet defeated the Franco-Spanish fleet
Franco-Spanish fleet lost 22 out of 33 ships British lost none of their 27
Battle of Ulm
October 1805
Napoleons forces defeated Austrian forces capturing 50,000 troops with minimal french losses
When did Napoleon and his forces enter Austria unstopped ?
November 1805
Battle of Austerlitz
French army of 68,000 defeated Austro-Russian force of 90,000
Russia forced to retreat and Austria withdrew from third coalition
Treaty of Pressburg
Napoleon gained territory eg. Venice, Istria and Dalmatia
Confederation of the Rhine in central/western Germany
July 1806
Intended to consolidate french control over western Germany after ulm and austerlitz
By 1808 comprised of 36 states
When does Prussia join the third coalition ?
September 1806
Berlin decree
October 1806
Following Napoleon entering Berlin
Forbade states under french control or allied with France from trading with Britain
Battle of Eylau
February 1807
French forces defeated Russian troops
Battle of Friedland
June 1807
French forces defeated Russian troops and russia withdrew from the collation
When did negotiations at Tilsit open ?
November
