HIS103Y1 Lecture : From Austerlitz to Tilsit
Document Summary
Bonaparte and the demise of the balance of power: from austerlitz to tilsit. In fall of 1799 french revolutionary state needed a strong executive power, a man to stabilize the state, secure the revolutionary gains and destroy all of. Frances internal and external enemies: this position of power was offered to multiple french generals but they either declined the position or were already dead, napoleon was offered the position and accepted it in october. His accident changed the face of humanity": the 18th brumaire" or 10th november 1799 napoleon seized power. Consolidating his own rule on the battlefield by engaging the austrians in. In june 1800 at the battle of marengo the french forces were losing the battle, but were saved when a separate french division joined the battle and defeated the. Austrians: another victory really consolidated napoleon"s reign when moreau defeated an.
