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Napoleon is born
Napoleon was born in Corsica, a French-ruled island in the Mediterranean. When he was 9, he sent to France for military training. -
Napoleon becomes a officer in the French army
Napoleon graduates military school as a 16-year-old. Only 4 years later, the revolution broke out. -
Napoleon leads an expedition in Egypt and Syria
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. -
Napoleon gives himself power
Napoleon moved from general to political leader. He helped overthrow the weak government in France and he set up his own government. -
Napoleon creates the Napoleonic code
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 -
Napoleon’s coronation
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 -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
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. -
The Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon prepared to invade England, but at The Battle of Trafalgar, the British demolished the French fleet. -
Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain
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. -
The Battle of Wagram
The Austrians wanted revenge after they lost at the Battle of Austerlitz, they fought again at The Battle of Wagram. Again, Napoleon triumphed. -
The Grand Empire reaches its peak
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. -
Invasion of Russia
Armed with 600,000 soldiers and 50,000 horses. Napoleon burned villages and crop when chasing the reteating Russian army. -
Napoleon’s exile to Elba
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. -
Battle of the Nations
A collation of Russians, Prussians, British and Austrian militaries. They defeated a weakened France at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig. -
Napoleon’s exile to St. Helena
After the Battle of Waterloo, he was exiled again to St. Helena an island in the South Atlantic. This time he didn't return. -
Napoleon returns
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. -
Battle of Waterloo
After Napoleon returned, the allies reassembled the collation and met at the city of Waterloo and crushed the France army again.
