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Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15 in Ajaccio, Corsica, the second oldest of 8 children. His birth was 3 months after the French took over Corsica. His father, Carlo, was a poor French aristocrat. Letzig, his mother was very strict. She taught the kids sacrifice and discipline. Sometimes Napoleon had to go to bed without supper. -
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Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
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When Did Napoleon Becomes Officer In French Artillery
He became an officer in the French artillery and a master war tactician. He used the French Revolution as his opportunity to get power. Then Napoleon was promoted because of his victory over the British. -
napoleon becomes a general in french army
Napoleon was one of the best military minds in warfare. Napoleon's genius lay not in revolutionizing of warfare itself, but in the refinement of existing means. He didn't propose any drastic changes in tactics nor invent a new method of waging warfare. -
Campaign in Italy
He staged a coup d'état and installed himself as First Consul; five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. -
"a whiff of grape-shot"
Grapeshotis a type of ammunition used in cannons. Instead of a solid round ball, or exploding shell, they put a canister in that is full of small iron balls. When fired, the canister splits apart and all the iron balls fly out, converting the cannon to a giant shotgun.
the reason it's called grapeshot is because the small iron balls in the canister look like and are about the size of large grapes.
To give them a taste of grapeshot means "shoot the guys coming at us with the cannons" -
Campaign in Egypt
Between his European conquests, and before he became Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte conducted a campaign in Egypt. -
Napoleon Beats Spanish Armies
Battle of Salamanca in Spain -
Napoleon Bonaparte became head of the french state, establishes the consulate
The Consulate was the government of France between the fall of the Directory in the coup of Brumaire until the start of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804. -
Treaty of Luneville
This Treaty secured France's defeat of Austria and right to administer Italian lands independent of Austria's will. This treaty also ends the Second Coalition. -
Concordat
A treaty that deals with the recognition and privileges of the Catholic Church, such as secular matters on the church interests. -
Treaty of Amiens
Treaty of Amiens signed with the British. This treaty was essentially a pact in which British and French forces agreed not to fight, and had no significant territorial provisions. -
"First Consul for Life"
Napolean staged a coup d'état and installed himself as First Consul. Five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. -
The Napoleeonic Code
This code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs. It was drafted rapidly by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force. -
"Emeror of the French"
In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of the French. -
Trafalgar
A naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy. This was during the War of the Third Coalition. -
Battles of Jena and Auerstadt
The twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt were fought on the plateau west of the river. -
"Continental System"
Was the foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against the England and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars. -
Treaty of Tilsit
Treaty of Tilsit between France, Russia, and Prussia. The Treaty required Russia and Prussia to abide by the Continental System. -
Capaign in Russia
The French invasion of Russia was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. It reduced the French and triggered a major shift in European politics. -
Defeat at Leipzig in the Battle of Nations
The Battle of Nations forces defeat Napoleon's Grande Armee in this town in Saxony.
Fact: One of the many civilian casualties in this battle was that of Friedrich Wagner, survived by his wife and six-year old son Richard. -
Allies enter France
The allies get to Paris, becoming free men and triumphantly the amazing city. The Allies brought around 100.000 troops. -
Elba
Napoleon abdicates in favor of his son, and, according to the Treaty of Fontainebleau, agrees to go into exile on the island of Elba, where he will receive a stipend of 2 million francs a year (which was never paid) and he could keep the title Emperor. -
First Treaty of Paris
Ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition following an armistice signed. This gave peace to Frace, United Kingdom, Prussia, and Austria. -
Congress of Vienna
A conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich that was held in Vienna. -
Second Treaty of Paris Napoleon
Second Treaty of Paris signed, whose provisions are essentially the same as the first. -
Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was a battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last. The defeat at Waterloo put an end to Napoleon's rule as Emperor of Frace. -
St. Helena
A British ship took Napoleon to the island of Saint Helena, far away in the south Atlantic, where he remained a prisoner until his death. -
Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon died on the island of Saint Helenap as a prisoner.
