1. By Alex Le and Yootak Jin

2. Who
Napoleon Bonaparte
The Emperor of France

3. Where

 Napoleon was born in
the town of
Ajaccio, Corsica
 Corsica is an island
located off of Italy

4. When

 Napoleon was born on
August 15, 1769
 Napoleon crowned
himself Emperor on
December 2, 1804 of
France during the
French Revolution

5. Why/How

 Napoleon was a
young, respected military
general who was successful in
many battles
 A strong leader
 Believed that everyone was
equal
 The people believed that
Napoleon could bring stability
to France after all the terror and
chaos during the French
Revoltuion

6. What

 Napoleon believed in religious tolerance and
equality
 Also believe in education and educational
opportunities were important
 Meritocracy- leaders based on talent and ability
rather than the wealthy and privileged class
 Created a Napoleonic Code (set of laws)

7. Napoleon Invades Russia
-Napoleon wants to take Russia and expand his empire
-Takes 650,000 soldiers from his Grand Army in a march
to Moscow

8. Napoleon Loses

 The Russians used a
method called the
scorched-earth policy
 Burnt down their own
towns, villages, crops so
that Napoleon’s army
wouldn’t have food or
shelter
 Napoleon and his army
finally reaches Moscow to
see it burnt to the ground

9. Napoleon Loses cont.

 Napoleon retreats back to
France because of the lack of
resources
 Napoleon’s army was not
ready for the harsh winters
where many of his soldiers
froze to death
 Famine, starvation, disease
 Russian ambushes and battles
causes large decrease of
soldiers in Napoleon’s army
 About 27,000 French soldiers
survive from the 650,000

10. Exile

 Napoleon is exiled to
the island of Elba by the
French
 Louis XVIII becomes
the new king but is
unpopular to the
people
 Napoleon escapes Elba
and the French
welcome him back

11. Hundred Days

 Napoleon and his army
fights with the British
and Prussian forces in
the village of Waterloo
in Belgium
 Napoleon’s troops were
exhausted and were
then defeated
 This defeat ended
Napoleon’s last bid for
power
 The British exile
Napoleon again to St.
Helena

13. Napoleon Dies

 Napoleon lives in
lonely exile for 6 years
at St. Helena writing
his memoirs
 Napoleon dies in 1821
due to stomach cancer