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Napoleon Invades Italy
Napoleon was choden to lead French troops into Italy. th eFrench defeated the Austrians, who ruled Italy at that time. The result of the victory, France aquired Belgium from Austria, France acquired hundreds of art treasuresfrom Italy, which were placed in the Louvre, the French national museum. -
Egypt
Sailed for Egypt, where British forces were stationed. He won a great land victory there, but the British fleet destroyed the French fleet. The French succeeded in establishing their influence in Egypt. -
The Consulate
Napolean and two members of the Directory plotted to take over the governmennt. On November 9th they put there plan into effect and met with success. -
Austria
Napoleon led France forces to victory over Austria. -
Peace Treaty with Great Britain
Napoleon arranged a peace treaty with Great Britain -
First Consul
Napoleon asked people to elect him First Consul for life. they did it in a plebiscite, or popular vote. Two years later, the French made Napoleon emperor to France. His coronation was held in the Notre Dame Cathedral. -
Britain Declares War on France
Great Britain, threatened by Napoleon's actions, declared war on France. Great Britain and its allies, however, were not able to stop Napoleon and his soldiers. -
Emperor
The French made Napoleon emperor of France. his cornation was held int he Notre Dame Cathedral. The Pope came from Rome for the crowning but did not have a chance to place the crown on Napoleon's head. Instead, Napoleon took the crown from the Pope's hands and crowned himself. -
Napoleon crowned himself King of Italy
Napoleon croened himself king of Italy -
Confederation of the Rhine
Napoleon formed the Confederation of the Rhine, which consisted of a group of conquered German states. -
Invaded Spain and Portugal
Napoleon invaded Spain and Portugal. The following year, he made the Papal States part of Frnace and put the Pope in prison. France's boundaries now included much of Europe. -
Papal States, Pope in prison
Napoleon amde the Papal States part of France and put the Pope in prison. France's boundaries now included much of Europe. -
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Great Britain
Only Great Britain and Russia remained undefeated by Napoleon. He forbade the countries in the empire to trade wih Great Britain, which he called a "nation of shopkeeper." his order was hard to enforce, and it proved unsuccessful. -
Invaded Russia
The Grand Army invaded Russia. Ecept for one battle. The Russians did not fight. Instead, they retreated, drawingthe French deeper into Russia. As the Russians rettreated, they burned their villages and food supplies, leavingnothing for the advancing French. -
French Freeze
Teh bitter Russian winter had started. Hundreds of thousands of French soldiers froze to death as temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero. Thousands more died from disease and lack of food. In the end, fewer than 100,000 soldiers made it back to France. -
Moscow
in September, napoleon reached Moscow, which had been abondoned by the Russians. Shortly after the French arrived, the city caught on fire and three fourths of it was destroyed. th eFrench army now had neither food nor shelter. Napoleon sent several peace proposals to thre Russians, which they ignored. he finnally gave the order towithdraw. -
Allies Join Together
Napoleon quickly raised another army, but the new soldeirs were not well trained. They were defeated by the allied forces of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. This was the first time the four countries had joined together to fight Napoleon. -
Allies take Paris
The allies took Paris, and Napoleon was forced to excile to the small island of Elba off the coast of Italy. He managed to escape, however, and gathered enough troops to invade France. For 100 days, Napoleon again reigned as emperor. -
Waterloo
the allies, under the British leadership of the Duke of Wellington, finally defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo. -
Death
Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena off the west coast of Africa, where he died.
