History 1810E Study Guide - Midterm Guide: War Of The First Coalition, Mind Map, Dic Entertainment
5 May 2016
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Napoleon bonaparte: born in corsica 1769, 7 siblings, military school in brienne and france, ecole royale militaire - specialized in artillery as sub-lieutenant, raised mostly by mom, latizia. Corsica: purchased by france in 1760s, family fled to france in 1792, when he moved he changed his name to a french name. French revolution: convention 1792-95, robspierre and jacobins, directory: paul francois barras 1795-99. Napoleon wanted order, however was not a high social standard within. France he needed french officers, social mobility in military, convince people roy- alists were wrong. Siege of toulon: royalist uprising against new constitution which the british supported, napoleon promoted to brigadier general. Englund: how napoleon became emperor, referendum(first consul), 1st time french could vote, solution to jacobism - leading to stability. War of first coalition: began when french attacked belgium and was initially thought to just be fought with austria and russia, french/british antagonism, the wars created an economic struggle.
