FRENCH CITIES
1. PARIS 2. ORLEANS 3. LYONS 4. TOURS 5. CHARTRES 6. BORDEAUX 7. ROUEN 8. AVIGNON | 9. MARSEILLES 10. GRENOBLE 11. DIJON 12. AMIENS 13. CHERBOURG 14. POITIERS 15. TOULOUSE 16. BAYONNE |
CAPITAL CITY: PARIS.
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NAPOLEON L'EMPEREUR
THROUGH BOLD AND DECISIVE ACTION, NAPOLEON ROSE QUICKLY DURING THE TURMOIL OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. HE BECAME PART OF THE RULING CONSULATE THAT RESULTED FROM A PARIS COUP AND THEREAFTER CONSOLIDATED POWER, EVENTUALLY HAVING HIMSELF CROWNED EMPEROR IN 1804. FOR THE NEXT 11 YEARS EUROPE SUFFERED THROUGH ALMOST CONSTANT WAR. AT ITS PEAK THE FRENCH EMPIRE STRETCHED FROM MADRID TO MOSCOW. AND ALLIED COALITION COMPLETED THE DEFEAT OF THE FRENCH AT WATERLOO AND FORCED NAPOLEON INTO A FINAL EXLIE.
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