CAS HI 284 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Russian Winter, Hemorrhoid, Scandinavia
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Europe bends the knee to a single dominant ruler for the first time in a thousand years. Napoleon summons pope to paris, crowned as emperor of the french. Dictator posing as the culmination of the french revolution. Napoleon"s marriage with josephine annulled, could not provide an heir, new marriage with austrian princess - son dubbed king of rome. Controls the low countries, all of scandinavia, poland, most of spain, germany, and father-in-law is in charge of austria. Restless with peace, napoleon longs for war. Dreams of invading britain, last nation holding out against his will. Uses trade embargo to try to force british into surrendering. British naval power counter blockades french forces, massive economic and industrial advantage allow the british to hold out. Napoleon attempts to take london by taking moscow - only british ally was the russians. Bad hemorrhoids, plus bad gastric ulcers, yet still calls the french to war. Alexander"s letter asks for peace, french refuses.
