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Napoleon's Birthday
Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica. -
Storming of Bastille
The medieval prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in Paris. -
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The Battle of Toulon
Was an early Republican victory over a Royalist rebellion in Toulon. Lasted 3 months -
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Egyptian Campaign
The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Orient. -
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First Consul For Life
The Consulate was the government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of Brumaire in 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804. -
18 Brumaire Coup
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France, and, ended the French Revolution. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is the French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies. -
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Continental System
The Continental System was the foreign policy of Napoleon of France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Peninsular war
The Peninsular War was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain. -
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The Invasion of Russia
The French Invasion of Russia began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's Grande army crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. -
The Retreat of Moscow
One month after Napoleon's massive invading force entered Moscow, the starving French army is forced to begin a retreat out of Russia. -
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Battle of Leipzid
The Battle of Leipzig was fought 16–19 October 1813, in Saxony. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was banished to the mediterranian island of Elba -
The Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's army was defeated by 2 of the armies of the 7th coalition -
Napoleon Dies
This is the day that Napoleon died.
