Napoleon Timeline

By Brownj24
  • Italian Campaign (green)

    Italian Campaign (green)

    Napoleon's army, even though they were largely outnumbered, won the battle between them and the Austrians, who had help from their allies- the Piedmontese. This was Napoleon's first victory.
  • Egyptian Campaign (yellow)

    Egyptian Campaign (yellow)

    Napoleon brought his troops into Egypt to disrupt the British trade route. He did so successfully, however he ended up trapped in Egypt by the British Admiral Horatio Nelson.
  • Consulate (yellow)

    Consulate (yellow)

    This was a new French government which consisted of three consuls with the first, Napoleon's, having just about all of the power. This meant that Napoleon was essentially like a king or emperor which could be good or bad seeing how the people's opinions would not be heard but some of what Napoleon did helped out France.
  • Banque de France (green)

    Banque de France (green)

    Napoleon created this bank to restore confidence in the French banking system.
  • Concordat of 1801 (green)

    Concordat of 1801 (green)

    This essential brought back the Roman Catholic Church to France.
  • Consul for life (green)

    Consul for life (green)

    This constitution, made by Napoleon, legislated a succession to rule for his son.
  • Napoleonic Code (Yellow)

    Napoleonic Code (Yellow)

    This made equality for citizens. However, this undid reforms of the revolution, mostly for women.
  • Declared self emperor (green)

    Declared self emperor (green)

    Napoleon crowned himself the emperor of France.
  • Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)

    Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)

    Roman Emperor Francis II was abdicated after the defeat of the French Army.
  • Battle of Trafalgar (red)

    Battle of Trafalgar (red)

    A battle between the British Royal Navy and the French and Spanish Navies This was a failure for Napoleon and ensured that he would never invade Britain.
  • Continental System (red)

    Continental System (red)

    The system was meant to paralyze Great Britain but ultimately hurt France in regions that needed overseas commerce.
  • Resistance in Spain (red)

    Resistance in Spain (red)

    French was defeated in Spain, thus ending the Peninsula War.
  • Invasion of Russia (red)

    Invasion of Russia (red)

    Napoleon was trying to take over Russia but ended up marching around and not finding the Russians till they were leaving and ended losing a lot of troops.
  • Battle of Nations at Leipzig (yellow)

    Battle of Nations at Leipzig (yellow)

    Napoleon successfully thwarted the attacks of Schwarzenberg and Blücher but eventually had to retreat when his army became too small.
  • Abdication 1 (yellow)

    Abdication 1 (yellow)

    This was Napoleon's first abdication which meant that he was paid to live away from France.
  • Hundred Days (yellow)

    Hundred Days (yellow)

    This was amount of days that Napoleon returned.
  • Waterloo (red)

    Waterloo (red)

    Napoleon's 72,000 troops fought the 68,000 troops of the duke of Wellington's army. Despite seeming to have the upper hand Napoleon lost leading this battle to be his final.
  • Abdication 2 (yellow)

    Abdication 2 (yellow)

    This was Napoleon's second Abdication and this time he didn't return.