Transcript ITALY WEAPONS GENIUS FRENCH NAPOLEON SOLDIERS

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Napoleon was born on an island near
_____, but he had gained _____
nationality in time to join the French
army. Some historians believe that
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ITALY
FRENCH
SOLDIERS
WEAPONS
GENIUS
NAPOLEON
Objective
What happened at the Battle
of Trafalgar?
Background…
• In 1789, many British people welcomed
the Revolution and the idea of liberty
and equality. However when France
became a republic in 1792, and the King
was executed, most British people were
horrified. France declared War on
Britain in 1793, and with one short
break the war lasted until 1815.
Why would the British Government be worried
about events in France?
You are a reporter at the scene
of the battle…
• You will work in groups to produce a
news style programme.
• You will need to think about what
happens of a news programme, there
is more than one presenter.
• You will need to SELECT information
from the following slides for your
news report.
NEWSFLASH ONE!!!
Britain is France’s main enemy,
Napoleon wanted to gain
control of the English channel
and invade England.
NEWSFLASH TWO!!!
Admiral Nelson
Napoleon Bonaparte
NEWFLASH THREE!!!
• When was the Battle Of
Trafalgar?
• It happened on 21 October 1805 off
Cape Trafalgar on the coast of south
west Spain.
NEWSFLASH FOUR!!!
Who was involved?
The battle was between the Royal
Navy and a force made up of Spanish
and French ships. The Royal Navy,
under the command of Admiral
Horatio Nelson, had 27 ships.
The French and Spanish forces, under
Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve, had 33
ships.
NEWSFLASH FIVE!!!
• Why did the battle take place?
The French emperor Napoleon
Bonaparte was gearing up to invade
England. He had already taken over
other parts of Europe and wanted to
expand his empire.
The two sides were in hot pursuit of
each other, then they met up at
Trafalgar.
NEWSFLASH SIX!!!
• What happened at the battle?
The French and Spanish ships were
lined up in a row. Instead of lining up
against them, Nelson decided to
attack them by forming two columns
of ships, with the aim of pushing
through the enemy lines and
separating their ships into smaller
groups.
NEWSFLASH SEVEN!!!
• As the battle started, Nelson
made a signal, using flags, to his
men from his ship, HMS Victory.
It said: "England expects that
every man will do his duty'. He
later followed that with: "Engage
the enemy more closely'.
NEWSFLASH EIGHT!!!
• The Royal Navy succeeded in
piercing the enemy line. By
4.30pm, the battle was over as
the last of the French and
Spanish forces surrendered or
were overwhelmed.
NEWSFLASH NINE!!!
• It was a great victory for the Royal
Navy, but they lost the man who had
led the attack. Nelson was shot and
died of his wounds in the closing
stages of the battle.
• A total of 8,500 men were killed and
wounded.
NEWSFLASH TEN!!!
• Following the battle, the Royal
Navy was never again seriously
challenged by the French fleet.
• Napoleon abandoned his plans of
invasion after the battle and they
were never revived.