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Napoleon Bonaparte

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  • Date of Birth

    Date of Birth

    ·Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
  • Start of Military Academy

    Start of Military Academy

    Napoleon begins study at the royal military academ
  • Love at First Sight?

    Love at First Sight?

    At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)
  • Command over the French Army in Italy

    Command over the French Army in Italy

    Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
  • Receives Rank of Brigadier General

    Receives Rank of Brigadier General

    For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general
  • Temporary Imprisonment

    Temporary Imprisonment

    Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a supporter of Robespierre. From August 9-20.
  • Important Task

    Important Task

    The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and rebellion against the Republic
  • Marriage!

    Marriage!

    Napoleon marries Josephine
  • Start of Campaign Against Austria

    Start of Campaign Against Austria

    Italian campaign against Austria begins
  • Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi

    Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi

  • Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole

    Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole

  • Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli

    Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli

  • Treaty of Campo-Formio

    Treaty of Campo-Formio

    Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria
  • Start of Egyptian Campaign

    Start of Egyptian Campaign

    Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign
  • Fall of Alexandria

    Fall of Alexandria

  • Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt

    Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt

  • Fall of Cairo

    Fall of Cairo

  • French Navy Defeated

    French Navy Defeated

    Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroyed the French navy in the Battle of Aboukir
  • First Consul

    First Consul

    Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new French government
  • Treaty with Austria signed at Luneville

    Treaty with Austria signed at Luneville

  • Start of 2nd Italian Campaign

    Start of 2nd Italian Campaign

    Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign
  • Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria

    Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria

  • Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain

    Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain

  • Napoleon restructures French educational system

    Napoleon restructures French educational system

  • New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life

    New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life

  • Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

    Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

  • The Battle of Trafalgar marks yet another naval defeat to the British under the command of Admiral Nelson

    The Battle of Trafalgar marks yet another naval defeat to the British under the command of Admiral Nelson

  • Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria and Russia

    Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria and Russia

  • Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland

    Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland

  • Divorces Josephine

    Divorces Josephine

  • Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria

    Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria

  • Russian Campaign begins

    Russian Campaign begins

  • Moscow

    Moscow

    Grand Army enters Moscow to find the city abandoned and set aflame by the inhabitants; retreating in the midst of a frigid winter, the army suffers devastating losses
  • The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria

    The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria

  • Anti-French coalition army enters France

    Anti-French coalition army enters France

  • Paris falls

    Paris falls

  • Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne

    Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne

  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take refuge in Vienna

    Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take refuge in Vienna

  • Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in South France

    Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in South France

  • Napoleon rallies the French army

    Napoleon rallies the French army

  • Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control, begins "Hundred Days" campaign

    Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control, begins "Hundred Days" campaign

  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher
  • Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena

    Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena

  • Death of Napoleon

    Death of Napoleon

    Napoleon dies