HIST 1031 Chapter Notes - Chapter 19: Guerrilla Warfare
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Chapter 19- the age of napoleon and the triumph of romanticism. Napoleon restored the public"s trust by making peace with france"s enemies. The napoleonic code safeguarded property and secured french society against internal challenges. Made it clear that women still had no rights. Instead of letting the pope crown him, napoleon crowned himself to prove his power. 1791-1804 the french colony haiti gained independence, sparked by policies of the french revolution. France and britain went to war in 1803, and russia and austria joined britain as allies. Oct. 21, 1805 battle of trafalgar the superior british navy beat the france and spain and ensured that france would not be able to beat britain in a war. In 1805-06, napoleon took hold of parts of austria, italy, prussia, and western germany. Treaty of tilsit secured france"s gains of half of prussia"s territory, and made russia a secret ally.
