End of the French Revolution

A. Napoleon's Empire
B. Downfall
C. 100 Days
D. Napoleon’s Exile and
Death
E. Congress of Vienna
 A. Napoleon’s Empire
• Napoleon created a huge empire between 1804-
1812
• Napoleon’s invasions made people aware of their
loyalty to their own nation – they did not want the
French to rule them
 B. Napoleon’s Downfall
Napoleon made 3 very costly mistakes:
1. Continental System: tried to blockade Britain from
trading with Continental Europe
Problem: Hurt Napoleon’s economy more
2. Peninsular War – lost 300,000 troops in Portugal &
Spain
3. Invades Russia in 1812
Went horribly – Napoleon invaded with over
500,000 troops and only 10,000 survived
Caused his empire to start to fall apart
• With his army
weakened, his enemies
attack and defeat
Napoleon
• He is captured and
exiled to Elba in April
1814
• France will then have a
Constitutional Monarchy
• They will be ruled by
King Louis XVIII, the
brother of King Louis
XVI
 C. 100 Days
• Napoleon will try to make a comeback in the
summer of 1815
• He will rule for 100 days, but is again defeated
by the British at the Battle of Waterloo
 D. Exile and Death
• Napoleon was exiled
to St. Helena after his
100 Days
• He would remain there
until his death on May
5, 1821
• King Louis XVIII will
rule again
 E. Congress of Vienna
• A meeting in Vienna to
create peace and
stability in Europe after
Napoleon’s defeat.
• Five “great powers”
met
• Russia, Prussia,
England, France, &
Austria
Goals of the Congress
of Vienna:
• To surround France
with strong nations
• To create a balance
of power
• Establish
legitimacy –
restoring monarchs
to their thrones
Results of the Meeting:
• No war between Europeans for 40 years
• Conservatives gain power but Democratic ideals
continued to spread and led to additional revolutions
in 1830 and 1848
• France was a constitutional monarchy but became
weaker while Britain and Prussia were stronger