FRENCH IMPERIALISM TIMELINE

1803- LOUISIANA PURCHASE

• France sold Louisiana to the United States of America
• renouncing its last territorial possessions on continental North America

1804-HAITIAN REVOLUTION

• Dessalines declared the independence of Haiti
• French lost most control over the politics of the nation

1806-CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE

• Napoleon created the Confederation of the Rhine
• a union of French client states composed of 16 states in present-day Germany
• Napoleon dissolved the Holy Roman Empire

1807- SERIES OF ORDERS IN COUNCIL

• Britain impeded American Trade with France
• French became angry that they could not trade
• upset that they could not utilize resources from America

1812- FRENCH INVASION OF RUSSIA

• also known as Patriotic War of 1812
• Napoleon hoped to persuade Russia to cease trade with Britain
• did that so that France could dominate trade and utilize more resources
• therefore, they could gain an advantage over Britain

1814- WAR OF THE SIXTH COALITION

• with Austria, Russia, the United Kingdom, Portugal, Sweden, Spain
• invaded France to defeat Napoleon
• this slowed France's imperialism for a few years

1815- END OF NAPOLEONIC WARS

• series of wars between French Empire and nations lead by Britain
• Napoleon finally defeated in 1815 in Waterloo
• all of France's gains were taken away by victors
• slowed the growth of France's reign of power and imperialism for a few years

1823-FRENCH INVASION OF SPAIN

• French invasion of Spain: France started its invasion of Spain
• eventually succeeding and restoring the monarchy
• ended Liberal Triennium

1866-FRENCH INTERVENTION IN MEXICO

• French troops start withdrawing from the country