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Napoleon Timeline
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Italian Campaign
Napoleon’s Italian Campaign was successful as he invaded Italy to drive Austria out of Italy and he also gained most of northern Italy. This made the Hapsburg emperor make peace with France. 🟢 -
Egyptian Campaign
The Egyptian Campaign occurred when Napoleon wanted to disrupt trade between Britain and India, so he led an expedition to Egypt. The campaign ended up being a total disaster, but he came back to France and claimed they won. 🟡 -
Consulate
Napoleon overthrew the weak Directory and set up a three man government board known as the Consulate. His board drew up a new Constitution and Napoleon soon took the title of the First Consul. 🟢 -
Banque de France
Banque de France was a long recession made by Napoleon in the revolution. This actually helped the economy and the government in a very good way even though it was a recession.🟢 -
Concordat of 1801
As Napoleon tried to restore economic prosperity, he also backed off from some of the Revolution’s social reforms. This led to him making peace with the Catholic Church in the Concordat of 1801. The Concordat kept the Church under control, but also recognized religious freedom for Catholics. 🟢 -
Consul for Life
Shortly after setting up his Consulate and naming his self first Consul, Napoleon ended up naming himself Consul for Life and later took the name of the emperor 🟢 -
Napoleonic Code
Napoleonic code was one of Napoleon’s reforms for new laws which contained Englightenment principles including equality to citizens before the law, feudalism was abolished, and religious toleration 🟡 -
Declared himself emperor
Napoleon acquired enough power to take over the title of Emperor of the French. He invited the pope to preside over his coronation in Paris when he took the crown form the pope’s hand and placed it on his own head. This action by Napoleon meant that he wanted to show that he owed his throne to no one but himself 🟡 -
Battle of Trafalgar
The French, British, and the Spanish had a naval Battle where the British defeated both the Spanish and French forces. 🔴 -
Abolished Holy Roman Empire
Napoleon wanted to increase his control of the German States, but that meant he would have to abolish the Holy Roman Empire. So, Napoleon grouped together a number of formerly independent states and forced the emperor to be abdicated from his position. 🟢 -
Continental System
The continental system closed European ports to British goods, which led Britain to retaliate and responded with its own blockade of European ports. 🔴 -
Resistance in Spain
Napoleon introduced reforms that sought to threaten the Spanish Catholic Church, but the Spaniards remained loyal to their former king and devoted to the Church. This led to the French forces to respond with some brutal repression. The French’s response further inflamed Spanish nationalism and efforts of driving the French became very intense. So, the Spanish conducted guerrilla warfare in hopes to drive the French out. 🟡 -
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I of Russia were once ally’s. They both planned to divide Europe if Alexander helped Napoleon with his Continental System. Russia ended up becoming unhappy with the economic effects of the system. So, the Tsar decided to stop supporting the Continental System, which led Napoleon to assemble the Grand Army and invade Russia. Napoleon ended up repatriating once he noticed he would not be able to feed and supply his army. 🔴 -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig
While France and Napoleon were still weak from the Invasion of Russia, Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia formed a new alliance and attacked Napoleon and France. The new alliance defeated France and Napoleon which was known as the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig 🔴 -
Abdication
Abdication is stepping down from a certain power. Napoleon abdicated which led the victors to exile him to Elba🔴 -
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days was a period of time that marked events that occurred between Napoleon’s return to Paris after his exile to Elba and the restoration of King Louis XVIII. This period of time lasted from March 20, 1815 to July 8, 1815 🟡 -
Waterloo
On June 18, 1815, the British forces met with Napoleon’s forces near the town of Waterloo in Belgium. The British forces led by General Blücher crushed Napoleon’s forces in an agonizing day-long battle. This led to Napoleon being abdicated and exiled to St. Helena 🔴