How did the Napoleonic Wars contribute to the push for German unity? Napoleon never invaded or occupied France so the Napoleonic Wars had no influence in German unification Napoleon's occupation immersed Germany in French culture and there was a push to rid Germany of all things French The Napoleonic Wars revealed France's weakness as France lost to Germany and had to give up the Alsace and Lorraine territories to Germany feeding the animosity between these two countries The push for English tea and biscuits instead of German breads