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Napoleon At His Zenith
- By 1807 Napoleon had reached his apex with treaties and client states across Europe.
- The Treaty of Tilsit marked a high point but also sowed the seeds of overreach that followed.
The Continental System's Impractical Reach
- Napoleon launched the Continental System to economically strangle Britain and secure French markets.
- The blockade required controlling an impossibly long coastline and ultimately proved unworkable.
Junot's Failed March To Lisbon
- General Junot led an expedition to Lisbon with 20,000 men and poor leadership.
- Disease, confusion and lack of maps reduced his force to only 1,500 survivors reaching Lisbon.