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Napoleon was born in Corsica, a French-ruled island in the Mediterranean. When he was 9, he sent to France for military training.
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Napoleon graduates military school as a 16-year-old. Only 4 years later, the revolution broke out.
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Napoleon was hoping to disrupt British trade with India, he led an expedition in 1798. It went horrible, but Napoleon hid it from his fans in back in France.
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Napoleon moved from general to political leader. He helped overthrow the weak government in France and he set up his own government.
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Napoleon creates a new set of laws, which people call the Napoleonic code. It included many enlightenment ideas including equality for all citizens, religious tolerance and the ablition of feudalism
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Napoleon felt he had enough power to crown himself Emperor of the French. During the coronation, Napoleon grabbed the crown and places it on his head himself
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Napoleon had decided he had enough land and power to assume the title as Emperor of the French. During the ceremony, Napoleon grabbed the crown and placed it on his own head.
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Napoleon prepared to invade England, but at The Battle of Trafalgar, the British demolished the French fleet.
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One of Napoleon tactics were to places friends and relative in authority positions such as Kings. When he took over Spain he placed his brother in power.
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The Austrians wanted revenge after they lost at the Battle of Austerlitz, they fought again at The Battle of Wagram. Again, Napoleon triumphed.
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The empire reached its peak. On the field of battle, Napoleon's presence was worth 40,000 troops, some said. He also didn't care about his troops lives, and suffered huge losses.
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Armed with 600,000 soldiers and 50,000 horses. Napoleon burned villages and crop when chasing the reteating Russian army.
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After the Battle of Nations, the victors exiled him to Elba, an island in the Mediterranean sea. After, they appointed Louis XVIII as the ruler of france.
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A collation of Russians, Prussians, British and Austrian militaries. They defeated a weakened France at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig.
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After the Battle of Waterloo, he was exiled again to St. Helena an island in the South Atlantic. This time he didn't return.
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People didn't like Louis XVIII, so they wanted to dethrone him. While dethroning King Louis, Napoleon escapes from Elba. In March he returned to Paris.
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After Napoleon returned, the allies reassembled the collation and met at the city of Waterloo and crushed the France army again.
