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Napoleon closed ports to block all trade between Great Britain and other nations in Europe. It was meant to make Europe more independent and to ruin Great Britain's economy. The blockade wasn't tight enough and many smuggled things in, many (including Napoleon's own family) also disregarded it completely. It didn't cause much of an effect on Britain. In return, Britain created their own blockade that was much more secure then Napoleon's.

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In 1808, Napoleon in an effort to make Portugal accept the continental system Napoleon made a costly mistake. He sent a invsion force through Spain causing the spanish to procrastinate. The Spanish used Guerrillas (peasents fighters) to take the French out in small groups the British also sent troops to help them. Napoleon lost about 300,000 men during this costly war.

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The invasion of Russia was one of Napoleons most disastrous mistakes in 1812. The Russian czar even while they were allies they refusd to stop selling grain to Britain. This angered Napoleon. The French and British also suspected each other of having competing ideas on Poland. This caused a brakedown and Napoleon decided to invade.

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In only a few weeks he raised a inexperienced army. Napoleons troops being untrained and not prepared for the battle didnt promise to much success. In 1813 the allied forces easily defeated his inexperience army. His defeat caused The French resistance to crumble. By January 1814 The allied armies pushed the battle frount to Paris. He later accepted the terms the of surrender and was exiled.

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After Napoleon was banished Louis XVI's brother took the throne as Louis XVII. He was quickly hated as people became suspicious that he wanted to undo the land reforms of the Revolution. Napoleon caught word of how much Louis sucked (how disliked he was), and thought it would be a good to time to take back power. He escaped from Elba and arrived in France on March 1st, 1815. He was welcomed back by crowds of happy people. He got many to join his makeshift army and was emperor once again. European allies gathered up their armies. Napoleon attacked on June 18th, 1815. Together, Britain and Prussia fought and defeated Napoleon in Waterloo Belgium.

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Napoleon made many mistakes during his time as emperor of France. He started his rule by making smart decisions that showed how much he cared about France. However, as time went on Napoleon’s pride and arrogance took over. During the Russian invasion, Napoleon declared war and lost an ally all because Russia continued to sell grain to Britain and because they had “suspicions” that they had competing ideas for Poland. Napoleon also invaded Spain because they wouldn’t follow the Continental System. This battle lost 300,000 of Napoleons men. He continues to risk his men’s lives because others don’t agree with his ideas. He was thrown out of power and exiled twice. Napoleon shows no modesty or self control. He had many good ideas but often just went too far, especially when it came to war.