Napolean Bonaparte

Birth of Napolean

Aug 15, 1769

Napoean Bonaparte is born on 15 August 1769

Napolean becomes captaim

Apr 30, 1792

Napolean became a captain of the military

Napolean becomes brigadier general

Apr 30, 1794

The Committee of public Safety made Napolean a brigadier general of the military

Napolean becomes commander of armies in Italy

Apr 30, 1796

Napolean becomes the commander of the French armies in Italy. There he won a series of battles he became famous for

Napolean returns to France as hero

Apr 30, 1797

Napolean returns to France and is given command of and army to invade Britain, but Napolean suggests taking Egypt instead

Napolean takes power

Apr 30, 1799

Napolean take part in the coup d'etat, overthrows the Directory, and sets up a new government, the consulate

Napolean comes to agreement with pope

Apr 30, 1801

Napolean comes to an agreement with the pope, which recognizes Catholicism as the religion of a majority of the French people.

Napolean is made consul

Apr 30, 1802

Napolean was made consul for life

Napolean becomes emperor

Apr 30, 1804

Napolean crowns himself as Emperor Napolean I and creates the Civil Code

Death of Napolean

May 5, 1821

Napolean died on 5 May 1821

Did Napolean preserve the gains/goals of the Revolution, or did he destroy them?

Apr 30, 1830

Under the Civil COde, that Napolean created, all citizens were equal and hee retained the concept of opening government careers to more people. But, liberty was replaced by despotism that grew increasingly arbitrary. He banned books and shut down the majority of France's newspapers and insisted that that all manuscripts be subjected to government scrutiny. Even the mail was opened and inspected by the police. Napolean mostly destroyed the goals of the revolution, but preserved some.