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Napoleon launches a Coup d'état
Overthrew the government. Made way for Napoleon Bonaparte. -
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Napoleon
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Creation of the Napoleonic Code
It reformed the French legal system. Before it France didn't have a single set of laws. -
Napoleon crowns himself emperor
Made himself emperor and his wife empress. He put the crown on his own head showing he is better than the pope. -
Defeat in Russian Campaign
thousands of men invading Russia. Found it abandoned then it was set ablaze. -
When he was exiled
Gives up the throne in a treaty. He is banished to Elba. -
Battle of Waterloo
France tries to dominate Europe. Destroyed Napoleon's empire forever.
