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Birth Date
He was born on August 15, 1769. -
Entering military school
Napoleon graduated from a French militarty school in 1785. He then became a second lieutenant in an artillery regiment for the French army. -
Storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille happened because the citizens of France were starving and they weres not happy with what the government was doing. The Storming of the Bastille caused the start of the French Revolution. -
Becomes Brigadier General
A Brigadier General is the lowest of the General Officer ranks. He became Brigadier General after the seige of Toulon. Napoleon would have commanded between 10,000 and 15,000 troops at this time. -
Becomes Commander in Chief
He becomes Commander in Chief from the recommandation of Paul Barras. For this Napoleon becomes well- known and famous. -
Coup d’état
The Coup d'état overthrew the French directory. This has marked an effective ending to the French Revolution. -
Concordat signed
The Concordat was to help solidify the Roman Catholic Church and to end the breach caused by the Church during the French Revolution. The Concordat was between France,Paris, the Church, and Napoleon. -
vote for consulship for life
Napoleon becomes Consul of life, by a voe of 3,653,000 to 8,272 votes. He had become the highest power of all of France. -
Sale of Louisiana to United States
Naopleon was said to sell the Louisiana territory to the United States because of the war with Great Britian, the Bristish naval blockade of France, and financial diffuculties. The United States paid the French $15,000,000 for the Louisiana territory. -
Proclaimed Emperor Napoleon I
Napoleon had crowned himself Emperor in the Notre Dame de Paris. He had taken the crown from Pope Pius VII and put it on himself. -
Continental Blockade
The Continental Blockade was created by Napoleon to destroy Great Britain's economy, military, and trade. Instead of ruining Great Britain's economy, Napoleon ruined France. The Continental Blockade hurt Napoleon, France, and other countries more than it hurt his enemies. -
Napoleon’s son born
He studied hsrd to become a solider, but had been prevented from doing so. Napoleon II was raised in Austria and was taken care of by his grandfather. He became Prince of Austria and died at the age of 22 because of tuberculosis. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
Napoleon had retreated to Paris after his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig where he was forced to give up his power ( throne). He was still "emperor" but he was only Emperor to 12,000 people, and he was not used to only ruling over that little bit of people. Napoleon had thought of a plan and carried it out. -
Escapes from Elba
Napoleon had escaped from Elba and returned to Paris. When he arrived he had a great number of people supporting him, so he moved back into the Tuileries. His supporters had declined throughout the weeks, and the European government had ruled Napoleon an outlaw. -
Defeated at Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo in Belguim and that was the end of his era, He was defeated by the Duke of Wellignton. More than 25,000 French soliders were killed and 23,000 of the Duke of Wellignton soliders were killed. -
Arrives at St. Helena
Napoleon had to live in a one room house. It had to serve him as a bed room, dressing room, dinning room, and a study room. His family was two miles away from him, but if they wanted to se him they would have to be accompanied by a solider. -
Date of Death
Napoleon had died due to stomach cancer. He is buried in Les Invaildes, Paris, France.
