The legendary French general and first French emperor who conquered much of Europe before his final defeat at Waterloo.

The historic political takeover in 1799 that threw out the old French Directory and established Napoleon as leader.

The famous ancient multi-language artifact discovered by French soldiers during Napoleon's military campaign in Egypt.

The brilliant British naval admiral who destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile and died winning at Trafalgar.

Napoleon's widespread trade embargo of Great Britain designed to damage the British economy by blocking European ports.

Lines of Torres Vedras

The hidden lines of defensive forts built by the British and Portuguese to stop Napoleon's forces during the Peninsular War.

The clever Russian general who fought Napoleon at Borodino and used scorched-earth tactics to destroy resources.

The disastrous 1812 military campaign where freezing winter cold and scorched-earth tactics ruined Napoleon's Grand Army.

The exciting period in 1815 when Napoleon escaped from his first exile on Elba and returned to rule France once more.

The legendary 1815 battle in Belgium where the Seventh Coalition and the Duke of Wellington permanently defeated Napoleon.

The remote, rocky island in the South Atlantic Ocean where Napoleon was permanently exiled until his death in 1821.

The nephew of Napoleon who won an election, carried out a self-coup, and established the Second French Empire.

The philosopher who wrote a historical essay about the Bonaparte family, mocking that history repeats itself "first as tragedy, second as farce."

The civic planner commissioned by Napoleon III to completely rebuild, widen, and modernize the streets of Paris.

The 1870 war fueled by the edited Ems Dispatch where Napoleon III was captured by Prussian forces after losing the Battle of Sedan.

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Napoleon

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Question	Answer
Napoleon Bonaparte	The legendary French general and first French emperor who conquered much of Europe before his final defeat at Waterloo.
Coup of 18 Brumaire	The historic political takeover in 1799 that threw out the old French Directory and established Napoleon as leader.
Rosetta Stone	The famous ancient multi-language artifact discovered by French soldiers during Napoleon's military campaign in Egypt.
Horatio Nelson	The brilliant British naval admiral who destroyed the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile and died winning at Trafalgar.
Continental System	Napoleon's widespread trade embargo of Great Britain designed to damage the British economy by blocking European ports.
Lines of Torres Vedras	The hidden lines of defensive forts built by the British and Portuguese to stop Napoleon's forces during the Peninsular War.
Mikhail Kutuzov	The clever Russian general who fought Napoleon at Borodino and used scorched-earth tactics to destroy resources.
Invasion of Russia	The disastrous 1812 military campaign where freezing winter cold and scorched-earth tactics ruined Napoleon's Grand Army.
Hundred Days	The exciting period in 1815 when Napoleon escaped from his first exile on Elba and returned to rule France once more.
Battle of Waterloo	The legendary 1815 battle in Belgium where the Seventh Coalition and the Duke of Wellington permanently defeated Napoleon.
Saint Helena	The remote, rocky island in the South Atlantic Ocean where Napoleon was permanently exiled until his death in 1821.
Napoleon III	The nephew of Napoleon who won an election, carried out a self-coup, and established the Second French Empire.
Karl Marx	The philosopher who wrote a historical essay about the Bonaparte family, mocking that history repeats itself "first as tragedy, second as farce."
Baron Haussmann	The civic planner commissioned by Napoleon III to completely rebuild, widen, and modernize the streets of Paris.
Franco-Prussian War	The 1870 war fueled by the edited Ems Dispatch where Napoleon III was captured by Prussian forces after losing the Battle of Sedan.

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