Napoleon

  • Birth of Napoleon

    Birth of Napoleon
    Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France
  • Promoted to Brigadier General

    Promoted to Brigadier General
    Napoleon gets promoted to general after his performance after the blockade at Toulon.
  • Campaign in Italy

    Campaign in Italy
    Napoleon captured the city of Venice and establishes a state
  • Campaign in Egypt

    Campaign in Egypt
    Napoleon led his army into the Egypt. His main priority was to end English trade routes to india. His army was defeated in the battle of nile.
  • Concordat

    Concordat
    An agreement between Napoleon and Papal from Rome and Paris.
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code
    French civil code that made new laws.
  • Emperor of the French

    Emperor of the French
    Napoleon took power from the old government and became Emperor of the French.
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    Napoleon was planning to invade Britain so he convinced Spanish to declare war on them giving them the opportunity to raid Britain.
  • Continental System

    Continental System
    Napoleon had put a blockade to prevent any damage with Britain after the trade.
  • Peninsular War

    Peninsular War
    A war conflict between Napoleon's empire and the Spanish Empire.
  • Campaign in Russia

    Campaign in Russia
    Napoleon's downfall started when he failed to invade Russia. He went with over 600,000 and left in the winter with 10,000.
  • Defeat at Battle of Leipzig

    Defeat at Battle of Leipzig
    After the defeat in the Battle of Leipzig Napoleon thought he wasn't invincible anymore and blew his dominance to Europe.
  • Exiled to Elba

    Exiled to Elba
    Napoleon got exiled to Elba after he lost in the Battle of Leipzig. Napoleon received over 2 million, he still decided not to rule again.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    Napoleon returned to France and then quickly regained his power over the government and French citizens. This would be Napoleon's final battle
  • Exiled to St. Helena

    Exiled to St. Helena
    After the Battle of Waterloo, he spent his last six years there. This marks the end of Napoleon and was not able to control France ever again.
  • Death of Napoleon

    Death of Napoleon
    Napoleon dies at the age of 52. People still don't know what killed him but it might've been cancer or the arsenics in his wine or food slowly killed him.