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Moscow
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- Captured by French Sept. 14 1812
- City deserted–not supplies or equipment
- Army disintegrates
- No surrender as French expected
- Mass arson (from Russian prisoners)
- Mid October Withdrawal
2
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The 6th Coalition
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- Feb. 1813: Prussia sides w/ Russia against France
- Side Deal: Duchy of Warsaw goes to Russia
- March 1813: Alliance b/w Sweden and Britain
- April 1813: Treaty b/w Sweden and Russia
3
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Leipzig
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October 16-19, 1813
- Leipzig=vital river crossing in Germany
- Battle of the all the Nations
- Oct. 18 Napoleon’s offer of armistice rejected
- Collapse of Napoleon’s coalition troops
- Retreat across Elster River
4
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Treaty of Chaumont
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March 1814
- Alliance of 6th Coalition will remain until the defeat of Napoleon
- Discord within the coalition: defeat of Napoleon or the capture of Paris the goal?
- What will the post-war map look like?
5
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Louis XVIII
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- Grandson of Louis XV
- March 19, 1815: Flees Paris
6
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Treaty of Paris
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May 1814
- Restoration of the 1792 boundaries.
- Restoration of the Bourbon dynasty (Louis XVIII)
- No indemnity imposed on France.
- Federation of independent German states- like Confederation of the Rhine, but under Prussian influence.
- Restoration of most of the colonies lost since 1792.
- Duchy of Warsaw subsumed into Russian influence.
7
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War of 1812
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- The Plan: Maybe attack Canada?
- U.S unprepared: militas not fighting out of states, few weapons and supplies
- New England still supplying GB
8
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100 Days
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- Time between Napoleon’s exile on Elba/return to Paris and second restoration of Bourbon monarchy
- Napoleon Part II
- Escapes from Elba: 26 Feb 1815
9
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Metternich
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- Represented Austria in Congress of Vienna
10
Q
Charter of 1814
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- During restoration of Bourbons
- Occurred at the insistence of the allies in Paris for the need of social stability.
11
Q
Talleyrand
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- Negotiated with Alexander (won’t speak to any Bonapartes)
- Represented France in Congress of Vienna
12
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Marshal Michel Ney
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- Switches side a lot: keeps job when Bourbons take over, joins Napoleon during 100 days (March 14)
13
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Marie Louise
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- Doesn’t go with Napoleon into exile
14
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Bladensburg
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- Part of War of 1812
- 24 August 1814
- American defeat//Brits capture and burn Washington
15
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Battle of Vitoria
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- 21 June 1813
- French v. Spain, Portugal, Britain
- Allied victory
16
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Nationalism
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- Ideals of the French Revolution such as the idea of “liberty, equality, fraternity”
- N. justified French expansionism and French military campaigns on the claim that France had the right to spread the enlightened ideals of the French Revolution across Europe
- “natural borders.”
- Napoleon’s invasions of other nations had the effect of spreading the concept of nationalism outside of France.
17
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Duchy of Warsaw
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- Would offer Russia security (twice had been invaded through Poland)
Napoleonic
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