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Birth of Napoleon
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Napoleon becomes Officer in French Artillery
Start of his military career -
Becomes General in French Army
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Napoleon becomes head of the French state, establishes the consulate
where Napoleon gained his power and took over the goverment -
First Consul for life
Put himself at the head of his new government giving himself the most power -
Concordat
Made Catholic Church main church of France -
Napoleonic Code
Equaliity of all in the eyes of the law, No recognition of privileges of birth, Freedom of religion, Separation of the church and the state,Freedom to work in an occupation of one's choice -
Emperor of France
Declared himself Emperor -
Trafalgar
prevented napoleon from invading Britain and gave Britain sea dominance for a century -
Russian Campaign
stretched out French forces and ended in retreat. -
Elba
The island napoleon was first exiled and later escaped to return to power -
Congress of Vienna
a committee whos mission was to resize and restore boundaries of Europe -
Waterloo
a major battle where napoleon lost, marked end of French dominance in europe -
St. Helena
The island where napoleon was exiled and later died -
Napoleon Death
End of Emperor of France