The Napoleonic era begins roughly with Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat of 18 Brumaire, which overthrew the French Directory on 9 November 1799 and established the French Consulate, and ends with his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. The period saw Napoleon rise from First Consul to Emperor of the French, remake the map of Europe through conquest and the client states and legal reforms, chiefly the Napoleonic Code, that he imposed on it, and finally fall after the failed invasion of Russia in 1812 and the coalition wars that followed.
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How did the Napoleonic era relate to the French Revolution?
His rise to power in 1799 marked the end of the French Revolution and began the Napoleonic era.
Napoleon seized control of the French Republic in the coup of 18 Brumaire in 1799 and became the leading figure of the new government, called the French Consulate. His rise to power marked the end of the French Revolution and ushered in the Napoleonic era. He crowned himself emperor of the French in 1804.
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WikipediaNapoleonic era, introduction
a significant epoch in French and European history.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, Napoleonic era, in relation to the Late Modern Period
The Napoleonic era begins roughly with Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat on 18 Brumaire...establishing the French Consulate.
Associated With: Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleonic era, Napoleon Bonaparte
The Napoleonic era begins roughly with Napoleon Bonaparte's coup d'etat on 18 Brumaire.
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