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Napoleons Birth
He was born in Ajaccio, France. He was the fourth out of 11 kids and his parents were Carlo Buonaparte Letizia Romolino. -
Military
Napoleon attends military school at the Royal Military School in Brienne. -
Storming of the Bastille
In Paris, France the Batille prison was attacked by angry common people. It represented royal authority in the centre of Paris. -
Napoleon becomes Brigadier General
Napoleon gets promoted to Brigadier General becauase he was sucessful for the French army at the Siege of Toulon. -
Napolon becomes Commander in Chief
Mapoleon becomes Commander in Cheif of the Army of Interior because General Paul Barraas recommends Napoleon. The promotion makes him rich and famous. -
coup d’état
This was a overthrow of the French government. It helped Napoleon take charge of a failing governement. -
vote for consulship for life
Napoleon gets rid of the Directory, then he apoints himself and two other people to be part of the council which was a new form of leadership. They had power of France for around 5 years. -
Napoleon signed concordat
It was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII. The agreement repaired the relationship between the church and the state of France -
sale of Louisiana to United States
France tried to get back their former wealth by selling the Lousiana territory to the United States for $15 million. This purchased nearly doubled the size of the U.S -
proclaimed Emperor Napoleon I
Napoleon crowns himself Emporer of France. He holds a ceremony at the Notre Dame in Paris. -
continental blockade
Napoleon made a navel blockade to prevent the French Empire from trading with Brtiain, This was part of the Continental System. -
Napoleon’s son born
Napoleon first son is born. He is named Napoleon II. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
Napoleon has made several big mistakes which causes the people to start disliking him. Eventually they exile him to an island called Elba. -
Napoleon escapes from Elba
Napoleon finds a way to escape the Island. When he returns to France he takes over the military and governement. -
defeated at Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated by two armies of the Seventh Coalition. They were an Anglo-allied army and a Prussian army. Th Anglo-allied army was commanded by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussia army was under the command of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher. -
arrives at St. Helena
This time the people of France exiled him to St. Helena. They did this to ensure that he won't escape. -
date of death
They suspect that Napoleon died six years after being exiled from stomache cancer.
