In the sixth and final installment on the French Revolution, Dan takes a deep dive into one of history’s most influential and controversial figures: Napoleon Bonaparte.

After winning victory for France in Northern Italy, the brilliant young general has the attention of the French Directory. A campaign in Egypt and victory in another war will put Napoleon in a position to become Emperor. But across the English Channel, Great Britain continues a naval blockade and a diplomatic campaign to unite Europe against the new French Empire.

To hold onto power, Napoleon will battle a series of coalitions, each time hoping it will be the last. Win or lose, one thing is certain: Europe – and the world – will never be the same.

NOTE: Because this is a very long episode, I have included timestamps for each chapter at the end of this description.

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CHAPTER TIMESTAMPS:

Introduction – 0:00:00

Chapter 1: The French Directory – 0:5:09

Chapter 2: The Invasion of Egypt – 0:33:03

Chapter 3: The Second Directory – 0:55:04

Chapter 4: Napoleon Takes Command – 1:10:32

Chapter 5: The War of the Second Coalition – 1:41:18

Chapter 6: The French Consulate – 2:20:01

Chapter 7: A Changing Continent – 2:47:07

Chapter 8: Emperor Napoleon – 3:08:54

Chapter 9: The War of the Third Coalition – 3:32:04

Chapter 10: Austerlitz – 3:52:41

Chapter 11: The End of an Empire – 4:13:22

Chapter 12: The War of the Fourth Coalition – 4:30:35

Chapter 13: The Continental System and the Peninsular War – 4:48:09

Chapter 14: Re-Painting the Map of Europe – 5:02:30

Chapter 15: The War of the Fifth Coalition – 5:21:38

Chapter 16: Life in Napoleonic France – 5:42:49

Chapter 17: Spies and Diplomats – 5:54:01

Chapter 18: The Grande Armée – 6:10:27

Chapter 19: The Arson of Moscow – 6:31:46

Chapter 20: The War of 1812 – 6:41:45

Chapter 21: The War of the Sixth Coalition – 6:49:15

Chapter 22: The Fall of an Emperor – 7:28:24

Chapter 23: Elba – 7:44:39

Chapter 24: The Bourbon Restoration – 7:56:20

Chapter 25: The March to Paris – 8:13:11

Chapter 26: The Hundred Days – 8:28:31

Chapter 27: Waterloo – 8:43:24

Chapter 28: The Death of a Legend – 9:02:22

Chapter 29: The World After Napoleon – 9:14:19

Epilogue: What Did the French Revolution Achieve? – 9:42:38

The Reign of Terror reaches a climax when the French Revolutionaries begin to turn on one another. Jacques Hébert and Georges Danton are executed, and Robespierre rules briefly as a dictator, verging on a god-king. After the Festival of the Supreme Being, he too will face the guillotine.

A new government takes power, ruled by men like the corrupt Paul Barras, who have survived the Reign of Terror. Meanwhile, a new generation of military commanders also takes the stage, led by an artillery commander named Napoleon Bonaparte. Will the republic survive, or will the French Revolution lead to another dictatorship?

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When the young French Republic declares war on the Netherlands, all hell breaks loose. Within a month, the French find themselves facing a coalition that includes Austria, Prussia, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, and most of Italy.

At home, a counter-revolution in the rural Vendee region threatens to tear the country in two, and smaller federalist revolts break out in several major cities. In Paris, Robespierre and the Mountain seize control of the government from the Girondins, and send a flurry of people to the guillotine.

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