Friday, February 29, 2008

Five Major Battles

Battle of the Pyramids
Battle of Waterloo

Thursday, February 28, 2008

The map of Europe at the height of Napoleons power

The Map of Europe at Napoleons height of power
1.No more Poland
2.The Holy Romain Empire disappered
3.Great Britian became a state
4.Austrian became an empire
5.Russia became an Empire








Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Napoleon Map 1and 2






Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. And then died on the remote Atlantic island of St. Helena on 5 May 1821.



Napoleons Exiles



Napoleon was exiled by the allied governments to Elba following is abdication at Fontainebleauand landed on the island on 4 of may 1814.





He was allowed a personal escort of some 1000 men, a household staff and was even given the title Emperor of Elba and rule over its 110,000 people.






Bonaparte began his exile with a reform of the governmental system on the island, which is Italy's third biggest and lies just off the coast of Tuscany.






Soon,the former French emperor's thoughts turned towards Paris, now under the restored rule of the Bourbons, and he began to plan his return.






The time came faster than he imagined and only nine months later, on 26 February 1815, he escaped with his miniature army and landed in France. The 100 days campaign had begun






The Map of Europe in 1789