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Same way as Hitler. He tried to conquer Russia, lost a vast army, and was totally defeated within 2 years.
To be more specific, Napoleon lost because his pride got to him: the invasion of Russia was a punitive war that Napoleon started to get back at Tsar Alexander, who pretty much betrayed Napoleon by trading with his hated enemy, Britain. Alexander & Napoleon were close until then, and this act infuriated the french emperor.
Napoleon's army boasted their high mobility by surviving off the land. Napoleon did not lose simply because he didn't bring winter clothes; he lost bcause his tactics of using the local land for supplies failed against a combination of Russian winter & scorched earth policies. Basically, Napoleon's strategy was a bad combination against the Russian territory, kind of like putting rock against paper in a rock-paper-scissors game. The Russians burnt everything they couldn't carry with them in their retreat, so Napoleon's army had to starve in the freezing winter.
By losing over 60% of France's entire active duty soldiers at the time in a single campaign, Napoleon made himself VERY vulnerable to enemy invasions, and due to a shortage of manpower and specialists, he was unable to properly defend himself in the later battles.
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Which two events directly led to Napoleon's fall from power?
The continued guerilla warfare in Spain and the major loss in Russia.
What two forces helped to bring Napoleon Bonaparte's empire to a end?
Napoleon Bonaparte's empire came to an end in 1815. The two forces for this fall in power were the Britain and Russian military forces.
Who had power in France from the French Revolution to the end of Napoleon's reign?
Napoleon
What brought about Napoleon's fall?
His military defeat at Waterloo.
Was napoleon power hungry?
yes
Which two events directly led to Napoleon's fall from power?
The continued guerilla warfare in Spain and the major loss in Russia.
What two forces helped to bring Napoleon Bonaparte's empire to a end?
Napoleon Bonaparte's empire came to an end in 1815. The two forces for this fall in power were the Britain and Russian military forces.
The government that emerged in France after Robespierre's fall from power was the?
The Directorate (5 members). This became the Consulate (with Napoleon as First Consul), and then the Empire.
When was the fall of Napoleon 1?
Napoleon fell at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, 1815.
Who was the leader of France during the fall of France?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Who had power in France from the French Revolution to the end of Napoleon's reign?
Napoleon
What brought about Napoleon's fall?
His military defeat at Waterloo.
The dominant political philosophy following the fall of Napoleon?
conervatism
Napoleon come to power?
Yes he did.
Was napoleon power hungry?
yes
What were the dates of Napoleon's Rise and Fall?
The rise was on Dec. 25, 1799, when Napoleon had been acclaimed First Consul. The fall was on June 22, 1815, four days after the battle of Waterloo, when Napoleon formally abdicated from the throne in favour of his son, the King of Rome.
Did France get smaller when Napoleon was in charge?
NO. France got larger while Napoleon was in power and only shrunk after Napoleon was deposed in 1815.
