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Napoleon Timeline
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Louis XVI’s death
King Louis was forced to join the National Assembly that deflated his power. Then when the people thought they had complete control they improsined the King and his family. Louis tried to escape but was caught and brought back to Paris. He was then executed by the people. -
Reign of Terror Begins
The Reign of Terror begins when Robespierre declares Terror "the order of the day." It will claim an estimated 18,500-40,000 lives before its end in July 1794. Many events took place during this time period inclueding Marie Antoinette is executed by guillotine, Napoleon taking back the french naval ports from the British, and slavery is abolished in all French colonies. -
Reign of Terror Ends
The Reign of Terror ends with the fall of Robespierre on July 27. The Convention charges Robespierre and his allies with crimes against the Republic. They are accused, condemned, and guillotined within two days executed. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code, is a set of French laws that military leader Napoleon Bonaparte ordered to be published for the governing of French-controlled countries in Europe. After Napoleon came to power in France in 1800, he created one code, or set of laws. Four years later, the Code Civil was published and went into effect throughout France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and other areas of Europe -
Napoleon becomes Emperor of France
n a coup d'etat in November 1799, Napoleon became first consul. In 1802, he was made consul for life and two years later, emperor. He oversaw the centralisation of government, the creation of the Bank of France, the reinstatement of Roman Catholicism as the state religion and law reform with the Code Napoleon. -
The Peninsular War Begins
Britain’s major contribution to the Napoleonic War effort during the period 1808 to 1814 was, almost exclusively, in the Peninsular War. It was a long war and many of Wellington’s Army commanders and men, who subsequently fought at Waterloo, learned their trade or cut their teeth during these enduring campaigns. -
Battle of Leipzig Begins
Battle of Leipzig a decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland. The battle was fought at Leipzig, in Saxony, between approximately 185,000 French and other troops under Napoleon, and approximately 320,000 allied troops, including Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and Swedish forces. -
Battle of Leipzig Ends
On October 16 he successfully thwarted the attacks of Schwarzenberg’s 78,000 men from the south and Blücher’s 54,000 men from the north, but he failed to defeat either decisively. The number of troops surrounding him increased during the lull on the 17th, when Bennigsen and Bernadotte arrived. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba (a small island off the southern coast of France) where he received an annual allowance from France. -
The Peninsular War Ends
The last battle of the Peninsular War was fought on 10th April as Wellington cleared the French from the Calvinet Ridge overlooking the city of Toulouse. On 12th April, news reached Wellington of Napoleon's abdication. After six years, the Peninsular War was over. -
Congress of Vienna Began
So after Nepoleons reign this Congress was established to fix all the dmaged that was done. This included, restored monarchies across Europe, ignored demands for greater democracy and nationalism and adopted a fair policy of no great rewards and no great punishments. -
Hundred Days
in French history, period between March 20, 1815, the date on which Napoleon arrived in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba, and July 8, 1815, the date of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris. The phrase was first used by the prefect of the Seine, comte de Chabrol de Volvic, in his speech welcoming the king. -
Congress of Vienna Ends
The Congress created so little hard feeling and dispute that the whole of Europe did not all go to war at once for a century. Not until World War I broke out in 1914 did a massive, Europe-wide conflict occur. In that sense, the Congress of Vienna was a triumph of diplomacy. -
Battle of Waterloo
When the time came, Napoleon had two strategies available to him. He could concentrate his troops defensively around Paris and Lyons, the two main cities in France and try to wear down the Allies armies, or he could attack and try to brake a numerically superior force. He chose the latter because should he wait defensively, large parts of France would be taken without resistance and this would not look good to the people, whose support he needed.