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The Napoleonic Era

Exam 1 Modern History

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Corsica birthplace of Napoleon
Abbe Sieyes he was the instigator of the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire (9 November 1799), which brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power.
Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended the hostilities between France and the United Kingdom during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Napoleonic Code the French civil code, established under Napoléon I in 1804. The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified.
Legion of Honor a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the First Republic. The Order is the highest decoration in France, divided into five various degrees: Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer, and Grand Cross
Saint-Domingue a French colony on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola from 1659 to 1804, when it became the independent nation of Haiti.
Grand Army the army for the proposed invasion of Britain. It never achieved its primary goal, as Napoleon had to re-deploy it East in order to eliminate the threat of Austria and Russia, which were part of the Third Coalition assembled against France.
Battle of Friedland Napoleon Bonaparte's French army decisively defeat Count von Bennigsen's Russian army about twenty-seven miles (43 km) southeast of Königsberg. Friedland effectively ended the War of the Fourth Coalition (1806-1807) against Napoleon.
Treaty of Tilsit two agreements signed by Napoleon I of France in the town of Tilsit in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland.ended war between Imperial Russia and the French Empire. began alliance with two empires. the rest of continental Europe almost powerless
Continental System the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars. It was a large-scale embargo against British trade. ended in 1814, after Napoleon's first abdication.
Battle of the Nations the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon Bonaparte. The battle was fought on German soil and involved German troops on both sides. the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I.
Trafalgar a sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy, during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was the most decisive British naval victory of the war.
Thomas Malthus Iron Law of Population Growth
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