World Civ. Chapter 5 Flashcards
Joseph Bonaparte
Napolean forced the spanish king to surrender the throne and placed his brother into spanish power (Joseph)
Joseph soon had to flee madrid as insurrection in spain rose
Sir Arthur Wellesley
Wellesley defeated the French army, who agreed to evacuate the country if his army could retain their arms and equipment
Continental System
An attack on British economy by napolean
Called for blockade on British Ports and consfication of British goods and arrest of British subjects in French territory
Caused some issues but did not break the system and it actually did more damage on continential economy
Battle of Ulm
Napoleans Grand army encircled the russian army at Ulm on oct. 13
27,000 troops and mack were forced to surrender with scarcly a shot fired
Russians halted and fell back at moravia and northeast vieanna
Confederation of the Rhine
A collection of German-Speaking nations carved from the Holy Roman Empire with napolean as its protector
Its governemnt decleared itself seperate from HRE, Made and alliance with France and agreed to supply troops for Napoleans Army
Horatio Nelson
Admiral Nelson defeated Napoleon Bonapartes fleet and imobilized his army in the Battle of the Nile
Tried to march army out of Egypt up East coast of the Mediterainean but was repulsed at Acre
This generated declaration of waar on France by ottonman Empire
Coalition Warfare
Series of individual agreements between Britian and other various nations
Included almost every European country except Switzerland and scandinavian countries
Membership fluctuated due to nations declaring war or peace individually
Often long bloody inconclusive battles
Indecisive Warfare
Napoleon’s 1st Consul
France was run my Napoleons consulate
Technically a continuation of the republic but power was concentrated to 1st Consul
All French males 21up, registered residents could vote for communal list members
No citizen actually voted for the people who governed them
The consul could disregard any laws the rest of the gov. makes
Emigres
Fugitives from the french revolution who wanted to see Louis XVI back on the throne
Many emigres were noble,wealthy, and infulential so they fled to other countries and gathered troops
Eclector of Trier of Holy Roman empire was demanded to disarm and disband the emigres forces
Invasion of Russia
Russians refused to cooperate with Napoleon about their violation of the conntiential system
Towns were burned and bridges destroyed to stop french advance into russia
Russia retreated into russia and napoleons army was eventually stopped due to harsh winter
Russian troops liberated Berlin with Prussians and the war came to armstice
Cadiz Cortes
Spanish National Parliment
Convened in Cadiz under British protection and began working on a constitution to govern liberated territories
Monroe Doctrine
A foreign policy of the U.S. that opposes European colonism in western hemisphere
Emphasing american neutrality in european wars and promising to stay out of them
Spanish Revolt of 1819
Liberation campaign of 1819
Millitary campign that led to liberation of New Granada from spanish control
War of 1812
Irritant to British, Absorbing manpower and ships it had used elsewhere
Conflict between british and americans over trade, wetern expanision, and relations with natives
British troops burned D.C.
Battle of New orleans
Americans won Thames Battle on Erie
The Hundred Days
Napoleon started another attempt to take over vieanna decleared him an enemy and disturber of peace
Napoleon entered capital and returned to power on March 20
Enacted lightning reforms and return of war began
wanted to defeat Prussian and British to have peace with Austria and Russia
Napoleons final adventure that required a new peace treaty
