Right from the start Napoleon was too ambitious and wished
to control the whole Europe. His aims and objectives were to conquer and
dominate the whole of Europe and spread the revolutionary ideas. He believed
that it was only him who had the immediate solution to problems facing Europe.
1.
The second coalition (1789-1802)
Napoleon came to power at a time when the second coalition
(Britain, Turkey, Austria, Russia, Portugal and Naples) had defeated the French
troops. Napoleon re-organized the French army and defeated Austria at the
battle of Morengo in March 1800. Austria was forced to sign the treaty of
Luneville(1802) in which she surrendered Italy, Holland, Switzerland and the
Rhine territory to France. However, although Napoleon defeated the rest of
coalition powers, he failed to defeat Britain because of her Naval superiority.
2.
The treaty of Amiens (March 1802)