Maximillien Robespierre ruled as dictator for nearly a year in which he ordered the execution of over 40,000 people by the Guillotine that included the most famous, Marie Antoinette. The dictator reorganized the work week and the calendar with the priority of diminishing the control of aristocrats.
The Continential system featured a naval blockade amongst external nations such as Great Britain, Spain, and Russia that threatened peace when either county established trade between each other.
Napoleon invaded Russia that violated the continental system with Britain that prohibited trade leading to the Scorched Earth Policy and ten thousand of Bonaparte’s Party surviving the harsh conditions of Moscow.
The Corisian General, Napoleon Bonaparte rose through the ranks based upon merit eventually launching a Coup d’etat seizing control of France as a consul. Napoleon inspired nationalism among his people, but his downfall began with the Continental System, Peninsular War, and the Invasion of Russia.
The Peninsular War involved Spain ignoring the system which for over six years an immense conflict emerged inflicting massive casualties.
The French Revolution dictates how the people can influence the nation in order to inspire change through numerous hardships. The downfall of many leaders such as Louis XVI, Maxillien Robespierre, and Napoleon Bonaparte illstrutated the strive for focus amongst the people and how power is transfered within harsh conditions.