Page 17 - HP2A 012 Napoleon Bonaparte

Bourbon family, the royal family

of France before the revolution,

tried to assassinate Napoleon, he

decided that becoming emperor by

the constitution should falter most

attempts to kill him. During the

short peace between Britain and

France, Napoleon was therefore able

to establish complete control over peace treaty. Britain was to withdraw

France and its territories in Italy as their troops from France territorial

well as its colonial lands. This peace, vicinity, and France was supposed

however, was short lived due to the to reduce influence on British

fact that neither side actually fulfilled acquirements overseas.

their promises when they signed the The new coalition of countries, the