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