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Napoleon is born
the tyrant emperor is born -
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution was the biggest change in the way of living that the french people had -
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The reign of terror
the regin of terror is one of the bloodiest times in french history -
The battle of Toulon
this was one of the first victories that napoleon had a hand it in it was alos described as the most desistating blosw to the french navy during the second half of the 18th century. -
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Egyptian campaign
the egyptian campaign was one of Napoleons greatest failures though it nver got back to the french people because napoleon censored the press -
First consul for life
napoleon appoints himself first consul for life the election that was held put all the power into the hands of the consul while the title did not indicate that the consul was the head of state. -
18 Brumaire coup
people resigned and napoleon staged a coup detat -
Napoleonic code
the changes in from the laws of the french revolution and the Napoleonic codes was big Napoleon elected the four eminent jurists that wrote the code and agreed that it benifted all of the french people. -
the coronation of Napoleon
the act that shocked those gathered was the moment that Napoleon took the crown from the popes hands and placed it on his own head. stating that he owed his crown to no one but himself. -
Battle of Austerlitz
this battle was also called the battle of the three emperors. Napoleon won a vitory against the untied russo-austrian army. this battle effectivly brought and end to the third coalation. -
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Continental System
The continental system was Napoleons way of cutting off trade with britain and crippling it's economy which worked out quite well. though it turned on napoleon and ultimitaly lead to his downfall. -
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Peninsular war
Napoleon thought that the snaish would either refuse to fight of give up if his brother remained on the throne neither of which happend.Napoleon had a terrible loss and ran home with about 24,000 frenchmen dead in his wake his brother ran too. -
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Invasion of russia
this was the biggest loss in napoleons reign. he left france with 680,000 soliders and returned to france with 27,000 soldiers in good condition. this was in part to the cold russian winter as well as the scorched earth tactic the russians used against him. -
Retreat from Moscow
due to the scorched earth tactic used against him Napoleon was left in a burning city with starving troops and no enemy in sight as well as a russian winter blowing in. he knew he had no chice but to go back with the remains of his once grand army. -
Battle of Leipzig
this battle was fough tby the coalition of russia prussia austria and sweden against the army of the french emperor Napoleon. Napoleon was defeated and the coalition pressed it's advantage invading france the next year. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was imrisoned on elba after he had been removed from power by the coalition he was allowed to keep a personal gaurd of six hundred soldiers. he escaped elba by boat. -
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Hundred Days
napoleon escaped from Elba the island he had been trapped on and had found his way back to france where he declared himself enperor and declared war on is enemy's but napoleons comback only lasted for a hundred days then the other army crushed him at waterloo ending him. -
Battle of Waterloo
This battle was the nail in napoleons coffin the battle was close but napoleon lost and it was a loss he couldnot afford. he was then exiled to an island he could not escape where he lived out the rest of his day's. -
Exile to st. Helena
this was napoleons coffin. though he was kept in comfort there were rumors that the goverment was trying to hasten his death the house he lived in had fallen into shambles. -
Napoleons Death
Napoleon died of illness that took him rapidly they say that he died of stomach cancer but it could never be agreed apon by his doctors.
