French Revolution p2

French Revolution p2

The War:

• The war continued till the year 1799.

• The year when Napoleon Bonaparte came to power through a bloodless coup.

• He crowned himself emperor in 1804.

• He they way for the French Revolution.

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

• He was a French political and military whose actions shaped the whole history of France and the European countries during the 19th century.

• He was born in Italy, and he joined the French army under the first French Republic and led many wars there.

• He dared to fight many other European countries, so he secured French influence in the region.

His most famous Acts:

• Invading Russia in the year of 1812, yet his act crippled the French army and led to the invasion of France, his abdication, and then exile.

• He was defeated at the famous battle of Waterloo in the year 1815.

• The battle marked the end of his political influence.