Napoléon Bonaparte

guillotine

"the national razor", method of execution during the reign of terror

Saint Helena

British island in the South Atlantic. Napoleon's final home after the Battle of Waterloo until his death in 1821

July 14, 1789

Date of the storming of the Bastille

Waterloo

In 1815, this battle was fought near this village which is now in Belgium. This was the final battle in the Napoleonic wars, the battle in which Napoleon was finally defeated, then exiled afterwards

Robespierre

Jacobin and member of the Committee for Public Safety who was responsible for the Reign of Terror

Louis XVI

King of France at the beginning of the Revolution

Duke of Wellington

Leader of British army that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo

Louisiana Purchase

Major sale of land made by Napoleon in 1803

Hundred Days

Napoleon Bonaparte's final bid for power; ended with his defeat at Waterloo

Emperor

Napoleon appointed himself to this position with the support of French voters

Battle of Austerlitz

Napoleon's forces defeat the Austrians; his most cherished victory, near Vienna Austria, used tactics like divide and conquer

continental system

Napoleon's policy of preventing trade between Great Britain and continental Europe, intended to destroy Great Britain's economy

First Consul

Napoleon's title after he took over the directory

Marie Antoinette

Wife of Louis XVI

Elba

a tiny island off the Italian coast to which Napoleon was first banished

Louis XVIII

brother of Louis XVI, became King of France after Napoleon was sent to Elba

Bastille

prison where revolutionaries found arms and ammunition

Napoleonic Code

A comprehensive system of laws made by Napoleon which is still used today

Louis XIV

Absolute Monarch who built the palace at Versailles

Versailles

Huge extravagant palace built by Louis XIV

coup d'état

French phrase meaning "blow to the state", refers to Napoleon Bonaparte's sudden seizure of power, when Napoleon took over