HIS109Y1 Lecture Notes - Napoleonic Code, Russian Winter, Mercantilism
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Against a set of ideas represented in fr. Even more progressive startes = crusade against france. You had to be an aristocrat to fight in military -- many aristocrats left the country to fight for other countries --> leaderless country. Armies = divided by same factional disputes that destroyed gov"t. Still managed to stop prussian forces despite lack in training etc. French army managed to drive invading soldiers and enemy fleets out of harbors. Napoleon bonaparte -> steadily became fr emperor. 1804: crowned himself emperor -- emperor of french people (new group representing itself as a people and a set of ideas of what it meant to be french) Saw his crown not granted by god or heredity -- but believed he was granted the vorwn by grateful people. People craved stability as well as glory he brought to france -- subdued enemies. All enemies of france defeated - and humiliated and savaged by the most brilliant military lead- er.
