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Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon was born in 1769 on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. -
Napoleon Becomes a General of French Army
The Directory asked Napoleon to lead a French army against the Kingdom of Sardinia and Austria. As a general he won a lot of victories in Italy. -
Campaign in Italy
French army invaded Italy under Napoleon's rule. As a general, Napoleon won a series of victories. -
Campaign in Egypt
Napoleon wanted to protect French trade interest, and ruin Britain's trade. He led an expedition to Egypt, but was not able to win. But he remained a hero because he kept the news out of the papers. -
Concordat
Napoleon signed a concordat to restore the position of the catholic church because the clergy wanted it restored. The agreement established a relationship between the church and state. -
First Consul for Life
The first consul was names the Consul for Life. This happened on August 4, 1802. The consulate a government for France. -
Napoleonic Code
Napoleonic Code was Napoleon's greatest work, which was a system of laws that eliminated many justices. The code also restored slavery in France. -
"Emperor of French"
French voters supported the idea that Napoleon wanted to make himself emperor. He walked down the aisle of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and took the crown from the Pope's hand and crowned himself. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was the first major battle that Napoleon lost. The defeat was more important than all of the past victories on land, and took place off the southwest coast of Spain. -
Continental System
Napoleon wanted to prevent communication with Great Britain. He did this by setting up a blockade of all ports. This system was meant to make Europe more self sufficient. -
Campaign in Russia
07/24/1812-12/12/1812 This was the worst mistake Napoleon made. In June, 1812 Napoleon marched 420,000 soldiers into Russia Russian troops pulled back, and burned everything. Leaving them with nothing to eat right before the long Russian winter. -
Defeat at Battle of Leipzig
The Battle at Leipzig was the biggest Napoleonic war. Napoleon planned to divide his apponents and attack them individually. Napoleon became the victim, and was defeated. -
Elba
When Napoleon wanted to fight and was denied by the generals, he gave up his throne. He was exiled to Elba, an island off the Italian coast. -
St. Helena
After the defeat at Waterloo, the British didn't want to take any chances and exiled Napoleon to St. Helena, an island in the South Atlantic. He lived there for six years alone before his death. -
Waterloo
Napoleon wanted to regain his power after returning from Elba, and he once again became Emperor of France. In response to the return of Napoleon, the Prussian and British army prepared for a battle. Napoleon attacked, and the Prussian and British army fought back. This defeat ended Napoleon's power. -
Napoleon's Death
Napoleon died in 1821 of health problems relating to his stomach, possibly related to cancer.
