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Birth
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, France. -
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Entering Militray School
On May 15, 1779, Napoleon enters cadet school at Brienne-le-Château. -
Storming of Bastille
On July 14, 1789, in Paris, France, the Storming of Bastille occurred. The prison became a symbol of the monarchy's dictorial rule. -
Becomes Brigadier General
On December 22, 1793, Napoleon gets promoted to the rankof Bridaier General due to his clever tactical command during a battle. -
Becomes Comander in Chief
Napoleon becomes Comander in Chief of the French army in Italy some time in March, 1796. -
Coup D’état
The coup d’état overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France, substituting the Consulate, which made way for the depotism of Napoleon. -
Vote for Consulship foor Life
Napoleon gave citizens a feeling that France was governed once by a real statesman, and that a competent government was finally in charge. -
Concordat Signed
The Concordat was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII that sought nation reconciliation between revolutionaries and Catholics and solidified the Catholic Church. It was signed on Jul 15, 1801. -
Sale of Louisiana to United States
The Louisiana purchase was an expansion of the United States when they purchased more land from France. The sale started on July 4, 1803, and finished on October 1, 1804. -
Proclaimed Emperor Napoleon I
In Paris, Napoleon crowned himself emporer, the first French man to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. -
Continental Blockade
The foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. -
Napoleon's Son Born
Francois Joseph Charles Bonaparte was born on March 20, 1811. He was also known as Napoleon II. -
Napoleon is Exiled to Elba
Napoleon retreated to Paris where he was forced to renounce his throne on April 11, 1814. -
Escaped From Elba
Napoleon made and escape from his exile to Elba before being sent to an Island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on February 26, 1815. -
Defeated at Waterloo
On June 18, 1815, the French army was defeated by the British and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo. This event marked the final defeat of Napoleon. -
Arrives at St. Helena
After his final defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon was sent across the sea to the reaches of the South Atlantic, and arrived at St. Helena, where stayed with a British family. -
Death
Napoleon died on May 5, 1821 on the island of St. Helena. An autopsy at the time cited stomach cancer as the cause.
