The Rise and Fall of the French Empire — Napoleon Bonaparte's Conquest of Europe

Born on an island most Frenchmen could not find on a map, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor, redrew the map of Europe, and built an empire stretching from Portugal to Russia. This is the complete story of the French Empire: the Revolution that made him, the Code Napoleon that still governs half the world, the triumph of Austerlitz, the Spanish ulcer, the frozen road to Moscow, Waterloo, and the lonely rock of Saint Helena. Chapters: 0:00 - The Meteor 0:50 - The Revolution's Child 2:01 - First Consul 3:19 - The Coronation 4:24 - Austerlitz, the Peak 5:51 - The Spanish Ulcer 6:53 - The Road to Moscow 7:55 - The Long Retreat 9:05 - Waterloo and Exile 10:12 - The Code and the Map Next on Crowns of Dust: The Russian Empire — the empire Napoleon failed to conquer, and the mighty Tsars who broke him. Subscribe to Crowns of Dust for a new empire every day. #FrenchEmpire #Napoleon #HistoryDocumentary #FallOfEmpires #Austerlitz #Waterloo #NapoleonicWars #CrownsOfDust #WorldHistory