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Birth of Napoleon
Born on August 15th 1769 in Corsica -
Napoleon became an officer in the French artillery
He became and officer and a master war tactician. He used the French Revolution to obtain power. -
"A whiff of grape-shot"
A grape shot is a type of ammunition used in cannons, and around this time they started to use it. -
He became a general in the French army
He became a commander in chief -
Napoleon becomes head of the French state, establishes the consulate
A new constitution was approved by the French people and it replaced the Directory with a 3 member Consulate -
First consul for life
In 1799 he had a coup d'état and installed himself as First Consul -
Campaign of Egypt
It's purpose was to protect French trade interests, undermine Britain's access to India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region -
Campaign in italy
Napoleon led his troops across the alps -
Concordat
The Negotiations for the Concordat opened with the Papacy. -
Treaty of luneville
This Treaty was a renewal of the Treaty of Campo Formio. It secured France's defeat of Austria and the right to administer Italian lands independent of Austria's will. This treaty then ended the Second Coalition. -
The napoleonic code
It was one of napoleons reforms. This code put restrictions on privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and it specified that government jobs go only to the most qualified. -
Emperor of the French
Napoleon claimed himsel as the empower of French -
Trafalgar
Battle of Trafalgar marks another French defeat at the hands of the British under the command of Admiral Nelson. -
Battles of Jena and Auerstadt
The battles were fought on the plateau west of the river Saale, in Germany today. It was fought between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia. -
Treaty of Tilsit
The Treaty of Tilsit was between France, Russia, and Prussia. This Treaty required Russia and Prussia to obey the Continental System. -
Napoleon's campaign in Russia
It started when Napoleon's Forces crossed the Neman River to attempt to defeat the Russian army. The aim of the campaign was to free Poland from the threat of Russia. -
Napoleon beats the spanish armies
The war started when French & Spanish armies invaded & occupied Portugal in 180. It continued in 1808 when France turned on Spain. The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon. -
Battle of nations
The Battle of Nations forces defeat Napoleon's Forces in the town of Leipzig in Saxony. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden defeated the French army of Napoleon. -
Allies enter france
The Battle of Paris was fought on March 30 to 31, in 1814 and it was between the Sixth Coalition—which consisted of Russia, Austria, and Prussia—and the French Empire. Eventually the French surrendered and ended the War of the Sixth Coalition and forced Napoleon to go into exile. -
Elba
Napoleon abdicates for his son and he agrees to go into exile on the island of Elba, where he will receive a stipend of 2 million francs a year, this was never paid, and he could keep the title Emperor. -
First treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the war between France and the Sixth Coalition. -
Congress of Vienna"
It was a conference of ambassadors of European states. The purpose of the Congress was to give a long-term peace plan for Europe by settling important issues coming from the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815. It was the culminating battle of the Waterloo Campaign and Napoleon's last. The defeat at Waterloo put an end to Napoleon's rule as Emperor of the French and marked the end of his Hundred Days return from exile. -
Napoleon Was Sent to Saint Helena
A ship took Napoleon to the island of Saint Helena, far in the so tuh Atlantic to guarantee he won't return like before, and there he remained a prisoner until his death. -
Second treaty of paris
The second treaty was signed. It's very similar to the first. -
Napoleons death
Died on the island of st Helena in the South Atlantic.
