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Born
August 1769 born in Ajaccio Corsica -
Entering military school
Begins his study at a military school in 1779, later he graduated from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant of artillery. -
Storming of the Bastille
(July, 1789) The powerful Bastille is raided for weapons by the lower class French people. -
becomes Brigadier General
(December, 1793) Becomes Brigadier General because of his courage in the battle at Toulon. -
becomes Commander in Chief
(June 1795) Becomes general of the Army of the Interior. -
Coup d’état
(November 1799) Napoleon steals power from the Constitution of 1795. -
concordat signed
(July 1801) It reestablished the Roman Catholic Church as the majority church of France -
vote for consulship for life
Napoleon becomes the First consul. Jean Jacques and Charles-Francois Lebrun were the other two Consuls. -
sale of Louisiana to United States
(1803) The United States buys about 828,000,000 square miles of land from france for $15,000,000 -
proclaimed Emperor Napoleon I
(December 1804) Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. -
continental blockade
(1807) Napoleon halts all trade with Great Britain. This hurts both countries economies. -
Napoleon’s son born
(March 1811) Napoleon the second is born and crowned the king of Rome. -
Napoleon is exiled to Elba
(1814) Napoleon is banished to Elba because he abdicates the throne. -
escapes from Elba
100 Days latter he escaped Elba and returns to the position of Emperor. -
defeated at Waterloo
(June 1815) The British quickly jump to action and remove him from his throne. -
arrives at St. Helena
Napoleon is left on the island of St. Helena -
date of death
(May 5, 1821) He is believed to of died of stomach cancer.
