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Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaprte is born Ajaccio, Corsica -
Officer in the French Artillery
Napoleon assumes command as a Leutinent in the artillery -
Napoleon becomes a General
Napoleon is promoted to Brigadier General in the French Army -
First Consul for Life
This is the period of time when Napoleon takes a leadership role in France but before he becomes emperor -
Napoleon becomes head of French state
Napoleon takes over France and ends post-revolution chaos -
Concordat Signed
Resolved conflicts between the Catholics and the State -
The Napoleonic Code
Ended the Feudal system and denied birth right priveledges. Allowed religious freedom. -
Emperor of France
Napoleon declares himself Emperor of France -
Trafalgar
Naval battle between the French/Spanish and the English -
Continental System
Decrees by both Berlin and Milan to blockade the English -
Campaign in Russia
Napoleon's attempt to free Poland from the grasps of Russia -
Elba
Napoleon is exhiled to the island Elba after singing the Faontainblue Treaty -
Congress of Vienna
Conference of Ambassadors from nearly every European country -
St. Helena
Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena island after his loss in the battle of Waterloo -
Waterloo
Napoleon defeated by the Seventh Coalition -
Napoleon's Death
Napoleon dies of stomach cancer in exile
