2. Md. Sajib Chowdhury
ID No: 16411069 Section: A
Department of International Relations
Faculty of Security and Strategic Studies (FSSS)
Bangladesh University of Professionals

3. Background
Napoleon was born in Corsica (a French
territory) in August 1769.
His family belonged to the high social class
He was sent to military academy in France
Napoleon graduated in 1785, at the age of 16, and
joined the artillery as a second lieutenant.
During the French Revolution he served the
Revolutionary Army.
 1799: took part in the coup d'état to overthrow
the government.
 1804: He crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I.
 1821: died on the island of Saint Helena in the
South Atlantic Ocean.

4. Napoleon’s Coup
Directory quickly loses faith of the people
In 1799, Napoleon takes control of France by force and
assumed a dictatorship
He became emperor by using the plebiscites-election
where you vote yes or no
He won with overwhelming support. France wanted a
strong central leader
Through a series of victories, Napoleon controls almost
all of Europe
In 1804, Napoleon became “Emperor of the French.”

5. He supported many of the changes of the French
Revolution
He put the French economy on solid footing by
setting up an efficient tax collection system and a
national banking system
He overhauled the government to end corruption and
improve efficiency
He set up Lycees or government-run public schools
He restored the position of the Catholic Church in
France
He introduced a comprehensive set of laws known as
the Napoleonic Code, giving France a uniform set of
laws
He was greatly loved and admired by the French
people
Accomplishments

7. Napoleon’s negative actions …
Limited the freedom of speech and press
Took away rights that women had won
during the French Revolution
ex. Women were supposed to be obedient
to their husbands, and were forbidden to
sell, give, mortgage, or buy property.
Restored slavery in the French colonies
Tried to conquer all of Europe

8. The Fall of Napoleon
The Continental System,
1806: A blockade of ports to prevent all
trade and communication between Great
Britain and other European nations.
The Peninsular War, 1808: To get
Portugal accept the Continental System, he
sent an invasion force through Spain, which
outraged the Spanish people.
The Invasion of Russia, 1812: Napoleon
invaded Russia with an army of 4,20,000 soldiers,
but forced to fall back only with 10,000 soldiers.

9. Napoleon’s Final
ExileThe Napoleonic era ended with
Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo
(in present-day Belgium) on
June 15, 1815.
Napoleon was exiled to theNapoleon was exiled to the
island of St. Helena in theisland of St. Helena in the
Atlantic, where he died inAtlantic, where he died in
1821.1821.

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