The brink of the French Revolution saw the fall of Louis XVI, and with his kingship lost, the path was clear for the rise of a powerful and influential military commander; Napoleon Bonaparte. ... Following Russia's renewed trade with the British, Napoleon pressed for invasion of Russia. ... The brink of the French Revolution saw the fall of Louis XVI. ... Napoleon Bonaparte rose as the emperor of France in the latter stages of the French Revolution. ... Following Russia's renewed trade with the British, Napoleon pressed for invasion of Russia. ...

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During the French revolution, Napoleon's, along with many others", life change forever, along with it, world history. ... He undercut the Right by guaranteeing the property acquired during the revolution would not be returned to the noble class. ... After defeating Russia, and requiring them to sign on to the Continental System, it was discovered that they were not complying with it. ... In the summer of 1810, an army of 500,000 men moved deep into Russian territory. ... The countries of Great Britain, Sweden, Russia, and Austria pounced at the chance to hit Napoleon when he was down....

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During the turmoil of the early years of the French Revolution, Napoleon rapidly rose through the military ranks. ... First, Napoleon helped end the French Revolution. ... Napoleon was a very aggressive emperor that achieved the throne following his achievements in the violent and bloody French Revolution. ... In order to settle this disgrace, Napoleon retaliated and led a massive army into Russia. ... Behind the scenes, the Russians set fires across the city to disintegrate the supplies of Napoleon's troops. ...

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For the Russian Campaign in 1812, Napoleon took 14,000 troops from the Kingdom of Holland, which ended in disaster, with only a small number of the initial troops from Holland returning. ... This then led to the Dutch welcoming the methods of the Prussians and Russians, rather than following French rule. By doing this, Napoleon would fail as being seen as a liberator following the arrival of Prussian and Russian rule in 1813. ... In order to gain troops, Napoleon made vague promises of potential independence for Poland away from Austria, Prussia and Russia. ... For the 1812 campaign in which t...

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After the revolution began in France, he became a lieutenant colonel (1791) in the Corsican National Guard. ... France, meanwhile, faced a new threat, the coalition of Austria, Russia, and the lesser powers allied with Britain. ... Two years after this Russia and Austria joined the British in a second coalition. ... Prussia then allied itself with Russia and attacked the confederation. Napoleon destroyed the Prussian army at Jena and Auerstadt (1806) and the Russian army at Friedland. ...

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After the Revolution began, he became a lieutenant colonel (1791) in the Corsican National Guard. ... Napoleon had contributed a lot for the success of the French revolution and the reforms in the French army. ... - 14 June - Battle of Friedland (defeated Russian). ... g. 1812 - Battle at Borodino in Russia. h. 1813 - Lutzen battle (Russian and Prussian)...

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• Grade Level: High School