HIS-1700 Lecture 10: Making Europe notes feb 28
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Who was napoleon bonaparte: born 1769 in corsica (formerly part of republic of genoa), educated in french military schools, forced to leave corsica because he sided with. Jacobins: military victories helped him rise through ranks, artillery officer, raised british siege of toulon (1793, crushed riot against directory government (1795, given command of army of italy (1796) Rise to power: invaded egypt and took cairo (1797, problems, defeat by british (lord nelson) in. Battle of the nile (1798) left army without reinforcements or supplies: troops depleted by plague, however. France: secretly left egypt for france to head coup d"etat. Napoleon as ruler: became one of three consuls under new constitution (1799). 2: made first consul for life with right to name successor (1802), crowned himself emperor and his wife, Josephine de beauharnais (1763-1814): born on the caribbean island, martinique, arranged marriage to alexandre de beauharnais, a french aristocrat, who was guillotined in.
