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Napoleon is born
He was born in ajaccia, France.
He was born on an island in France. -
Battle of toulon
It took place in the mediterranean off the coast of toulon, france.
A combined franco-spanich fleet fought off britain's mediterranean fleet -
-1801 Egyptian campaign
Napolean Bonaparte's campaign in the orient ,ostensibly to protect french trade.
the primary purpose of the mediteranean campaign. -
Start of the French Revolution
The French Revolution was an influential period of social and political unheaval that lasted from 1789 until 1799.
it was partially carried forward by napolean during the later expansion of the french empire. -
18 Brumaire coup
brought general napolean bonaparte to power as first consul of france.
in the view of most historians, ended the french reolution. -
First consul for life
The consulate was the government of france.
the consul lasted 1799 to 1804. -
napoleonic code
The code forbade privileges based on birth.
allowed freedom of religion and specified the government job should go tothe most qualified. -
Battle of trafalgar
was a naval engagment fought by the royal navy.
against the combined fleets of the french and spanish navies. -
Peninsular War
military conflict between napoleon's empire.
the allied powers of spain, britain, and portugal. -
Battle of Austerlitz
Also known as the battle of the three emperors.
one of the most important and decisive engagment of the napoleonic war. -
Continental System
The continental system or continental blockade was the foreign policy the napoleon 1 of france.
his struggle against great britian during the napoleonic war. -
Invasion of Russia
napoleon's grand army crossed the neman river.
an attempt to engage and defeat the russian army. -
Retreat from Moscow
Napoleon Bonaparte's massive invading force entered a burning and deserted moscow.
the starving french army is forced to begain a hasty retreat out of russia. -
Battle of leipzig
The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and sweden.
Led by tsar Alexander 1 of Russia and karl philip, princ of Schwarzenberg, decisively defeated the French army of napoleon 1, emperor of the french. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon bonaparte, emperor of france and one of the greatest military leaders in history.
abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
The battle of the waterloo was fought on sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the united kingdom of the netherlands.
A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition: an Anglo-allied army under the command of the Duke of Wellington, and a Prussian army under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. -
Exile to St. Helena
This time, the European powers were not going to take any chances on Napoleon's possible return.
They exiled him to the island of St. Helena - a barren, wind-swept rock located in the South Atlantic Ocean. -
Napoleons Death
French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.
As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815.
Napoleon dominated European affairs for over a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. -
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