Pope Pius VII to crown him Emperor, but when it came time to be crowned Napoleon took the crown from the Pope and placed it upon is own head. In 1812, war broke out with England again. Napoleon organized a huge army at Boulogne for the invasion of England. When Russia and Austria joined England Napoleon decided not to invade England. Instead, he marched his army in to Germany. They surrounded the Austrian army at Ulm, and forced them to surrender. Two days later Admiral Nelson, the same man to defeat the French navy in Egypt, again destroyed the French navy at the battle of Trafalgar. This forever ended Napoleon's hopes of invading England. Napoleon's armies kept fighting, capturing Vienna, the Austrian capital. On December 2 1805, Napoleon met the Austro-Russian army at Austerlitz. This was one of his best-planed battles. When the morning light came, he saw that the enemy had lined up in the exact order he had said they would. The victory was decisive; Napoleon made himself king of Italy, his brother Joseph, king of Naples, and another brother Louis king of Holland. In October of 1806 Napoleon was facing war again. He defeated the Prussians in the battle of Jena, and captured, Berlin. The Prussian king fled to Russia and Napoleon advanced through Poland. While away he was in constant communications with Paris. He received word every day of its internal affairs although he was 1500 miles away. On February 8, 1797, Napoleon fought an even battle with the Russians at Eylan, Germany, and on June 14, he destroyed the Russian army at Friedland, Germany. After this battle Napoleon and Alexander I, the Czar of Russia meet at Tilsit. Together they divided Europe, all except for Austria and Prussia. The Bonaparte family now ruled the whole of Western Europe. The Bonaparte has made many improvements to the laws of the countries the governed. He drafted many men from all over Europe. Most of these men did not want to serve in his armies, b...
