Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Birth of Napoleon

    Birth of Napoleon
    8-15-1769
  • Becomes officer in French artillery

    Becomes officer in French artillery
    he used the French revolution to gain power
  • Becomes a General in the French Army

    Becomes a General in the French Army
    he became general at the age of 26
  • Napoleon becomes head of the French state, establishes the consulate

    Napoleon becomes head of the French state, establishes the consulate
  • Concordat signed

    Concordat signed
    was supposed to regulate the relationship between the German Reich and the Catholic Church. July 20, 1933 was supposed to regulate the relationship between the German Reich and the Catholic Church.
  • “First Consul for Life”

    “First Consul for Life”
    Napoleon named himself First Consul for Life.
  • “Emperor of the French”

    “Emperor of the French”
  • The Napoleonic Code

    The Napoleonic Code
    french civil code established under Napoléon I in 1804. allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified.
  • Trafalgar

    Trafalgar
    one of the decisive naval battles in history
  • “Continental System”

    “Continental System”
    The foreign policy of Napoleon of France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Campaign in Russia

    Campaign in Russia
    turning point of wars
  • Elba

    Elba
    was the first location he was exiled
  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna
    conference of ambassadors of European states
  • Waterloo

    Waterloo
    the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
  • St. Helena

    St. Helena
    was the final place he was exiled
  • Death of Napoleon

    Death of Napoleon