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156 matches to Code Napoleon
Leipzig, Battle. 1813. Napoleon loses Germany and Poland. 500,000 troops involved.
Ligurian Republic. 1797-99, 1801-5. Genoese state formed by Napoleon.
Lodi, Battle. 1796. Napoleon defeats Austria in Italy.
Louisiana Purchase. 1803. Napoleon sells Louisiana to US for $27M to finance defence budget.
Mantua, Siege. 1796-7. Napoleon defeats Austria to rule Italy.
Marengo, Battle. 1800. Napoleon defeats Austria, gains Lombardy.
Marie Louise. 1791-1847. Daughter of Francis II. Married Napoleon...Empress of France 1810-15.
Marmont, Auguste. 1774-1852. French Marshal. Surrendered Paris 1814 causing Napoleon to abdicate.
Martello Towers. 1804. Swiss designed defensive towers on English coast against Napoleon.
Mathieu, Albert. 1802. Suggested English Channel Tunnel to Napoleon.
Maximilian I. 1756-1825. Bavarian king 1806-. Allied with Napoleon. Consolidated Bavaria. Opposed German unification.
Metternich, Fürst von. 1773-1859. Austrian prince, chancellor, defender of Absolutism. Quadruple Alliance vs Napoleon. Holy Alliance. Architect of Vienna Congress, 1814.
Mexican War. 1846-8. US acquires western territory (5 states). Guadalupe-Hidalgo. 1861-4. Napoleon III conquers Mexico, installs Emperor Maximilian.
Milan. c400BC Celtic. 222BC Rome. 539 Goths destroy. 12C Independent. 1277 Visconti. 1450 Sforzas. 1535 Spain. 1713 Austria. 1797 Napoleon. 1815 Austria. 1859 Sardinia. 1861 Italy.
Milan, Decree. 1807. Napoleon Continental System edict.
Morny, Charles, duc de. 1811-65. French coup organizer 1851 for Napoleon III.
Murat, Joachim. 1767-1815. French marshal. Led Napoleon’s coup. King of Naples 1808-.
Napoleon II. 1811-32. ’King’ of Rome 1811-14. Son of Napoleon and Marie Louise.
Napoleon III. 1808-73. President of French Republic 1848-52. Emperor by coup d’etat 1852-70. Defeated by Bismarck, exiled.
Napoleonic Wars. 1803-15. France conquers most of Europe until Waterloo. Paris Treaty. Wars of Coalition.
Ney, Michel. 1769-1815. Marshal under Napoleon. Shot after second Restoration. “Bravest of the brave”-Napoleon.
Nostradamus. 1503-66. French astrologer. Prophesied Napoleon and Hitler.
Orsini Affair. 1858. Unsuccessful plot on Napoleon III led to his interest in Italian unity.
Paris, Treaties. 1229 Ends Albigensian Crusade. Louis gains Toulouse. 1327. England loses territory to France. 1763 Ends Seven Years War. Britain gets French holdings in Canada. Spain gets American territory. 1783 Ends American Revolution. US borders fixed. 1814 Ends Napoleonic Wars, restoring 1792 borders. Napoleon exiled to Elba. 1815 Ends Hundred Days. 1790 borders, reparations. Napoleon to St. Helena. 1856 Ends Crimean War. Black Sea neutral. Regulated Laws of High Seas. 1898 Ends Spanish American War. Spain cedes Cuba, Philippines, Puerto Rico to US. 1947. Settled European borders after WWII.