Napoleon Bonaparte Alphabet

Leipzig

The Battle of Leipzig fought against Napoleon's remaining troops and a group of countries (Prussia, Switzerland, Austria) that wanted to defeat Napoleon forced him to renounce the throne and marked the end of the French empire in the east

Brienne

preparatory Military Academy in Paris Napoleon attended for five years, graduating early to take the reins as the head of his family

Quatre Bras

Battle of Quatre Bras was fought two days before the Battle of Waterloo and greatly contributed to his final defeat.

Napoleonic Code

A civil code established by Napoleon allowing freedom of religion, denied privileges based on birth, and that government jobs should go to the most qualified

Opera Plot

An attempt to assassinate Napoleon in Paris as he exited out of an opera house in Paris, France, which was mainly prevented by the surrounding police force.

Poisoned

At first some suspected he died from poisoning on the island of Saint Helena but it was most likely he died from stomach cancer; which is commonly suggested when Napoleon places a hand inside his shirt in portraits.

Marie Louise

Austrian Archduchess who was Napoleon's second wife who provided him with a heir and allowed a brief period of peace between the two feuding countries of France and Austria

Karl Mack

Austrian general Napoleon defeated in the Battle of Ulm in present day Germany

Waterloo

Battle of Waterloo was fought in Belgium signifying final defeat of Napoleon fought against Britain and Prussia and was later exiled to Saint Helena shortly after.

Yakubovo

Battle of Yakubovo, fought between the French and Russian troops with France's hopes to gain the capital of St. Petersburg

Zurich

Battle of Zurich, improved France's military situation in France during the revolution and helped Napoleon gain military importance

Grande Armee

French for "Great Arm;" Napoleon's army grew in size across the European continent because of his historic victories to a maximum size of about 600,000 men

XVIII

Louis XVIII who took power after Napoleon's first exile to Elba, but later fled after Napoleon returned for his 100 day campaign. Then, after Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena he returned to the French throne even though the people of France did no like him.

Short

Napoleon being short is a myth for at the time when the French were using the 10 day week calendar, they also used different units of measurement. His recored height was 5'2 in French units, which is converted to 5'6(average height). Also, British propaganda portrayed him to be shorter than he was.

Victories

Napoleon had many French victories, including ending the French Revolution (stability), his military strategies are still studied today, provided civil reforms, and expanded the French empire a great deal.

United Sates

Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to Thomas Jefferson for $15 million which contributed a major area of land to help form the US today to fund the Napoleonic wars

Revolutionary

Napoleon was a Jacobin and goof friends with the Robespierre's. Later, after Maximillien Robespierre was killed, Napoleon was put under house arrest for his affiliation

Island of Elba

Napoleon was exiled here after he surrendered to Russia after his attempted charge in Moscow, and escaped soon after and retired to power in France

Emperor

Napoleon was first emperor of France, crowning himself at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France

Josephine de Beauharnais

Napoleon's first wife who was a widow with two children. He later divorced her because of his constant absense for his campaigns and both were rumored to have separate affairs

Austerlitz

Napoleon's greatest victory defeating Russia and Austria keeping Prussia temporarily out of an anti-French alliance

Franz

Napoleon's son named after his grandfather, Francis I, and is referred to as "The King of France"

Helena

Saint Helena, the island far off from any mainland in the South Atlantic Ocean where Napoleon was exiled for the second time after his final defeat at Waterloo

Toulon

The Siege of Toulon gained Napoleon's first great military reputation by forcing Spanish fleets to withdrawal. This later promoted him to General.

D'etat

coup d'état, brought Napoleon power, ending the French Revolution, and overthrew the Directory with the French consulate Republic Government

Corsica, France

island located in the southeast of the French mainland in the Mediterranean where Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769