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Birth of napoleon
1769 Start of the great change of the known world -
Period: to
THe begining and end
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Becomes officer in French artillery
First position in the french military after he graduated at the age of 16 -
Becomes a General in the French Army
becomes general at the age of 22 setting the precedent for his rise to power and eventually becoming emperor of france -
“First Consul for Life”
Set napoleon up to be the dictator of france, completely changing the government systems of the past -
Concordat signed
july 15 1801, agreement between the pope and Napoleon, cemented the roman catholic church as the main religion of france -
“First Consul for Life”
Set napoleon up to be the dictator of france, completely changing the government systems of the past -
“Emperor of the French”
1804 napoleon declared himself dictator of france, set himself to be loathed by his people to a degree as well as give napoleon full control of napoleon -
Trafalgar
One of thee greatest naval battles of history, also one of the first areas of deployment of the HMS Victory, ie The best sail powered warship to be designed but wiped out the frenches naval vessels thus costing them money and the inability to defend coastal areas or invade large scale into other countries 1805 -
“Continental System”
This set up a system of blockades on british shipping and ports, nearly broke britain economically 1807 -
Campaign in Russia
the disastrous defeat which made him lose the trust of his people 1812 -
Elba
FIrst island where he sent and escapes from in 1814, allowed him to escape and reclaim his rule over france -
Waterloo
1815 Crushing defeat and end of the hundred days campaign where the french finally had enough of him and gave him to the English -
St. Helena
Island where he was sent and died at thus ending the reign of one of thee most brilliant leaders of the world -
Death of Napoleon
Died at the age of 51 in 1821