Napoleon

Nationalism is the devotion of people to the interests of its nation or the love of one's country to stay independent. Nationalism played a major role in the downfall of Napoleon in that he wanted an empire and his opponent's wanted independence.

As Napoleon was conquering lands and creating a vast empire his troops stressed in the far lands that they conquered life, liberty and equality. Although Napoleon did not realize, it triggered nationalistic feelings among the conquered nations.

Spain, who was an ally of France, disobeyed Napoleon's decree. Then in 1808 Napoleon overthrew the Spanish royal family and made his brother Joseph king of Spain. However, everything that Napoleon did such as put in a foreign ruler, take away noble privileges offended Spanish pride and created nationalistic feelings. The people of Spain revolted in 1808. The French troops stopped the riots, but the nationalistic spirit was not lost. For the next five years, there was warfare in Spain. British troops came to aid Sp

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In 1806, the Prussians were defeated by the French troops.

Napoleon was a leader and a national hero for his country. These days of Napoleon trying to regain power are called the Hundred Days. Napoleon raised a new army but could not replace the equipment lost in Russia. In October 1813 allied forces from Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Sweden defeated Napoleon at Leipzig. Nationalism was an enemy to Napoleon because it led to the decline of his empire. In the War of Liberation (1813), the soldiers showed great feelings of patriotism and nationalism. Most of soldiers were not French and did not care for the war. In addition, the nationalistic feeling that was felt between his opponent has eventually destroyed him. Napoleon let them “do whatever they wanted” he gave them the freedom of speech, and from all that he gave them a national hero. When Napoleon reached Moscow, the Russians burned the city. This war between 1808 and 1813 is called The Peninsular War.

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