Napoleon Timeline

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    Italian Campaign

    Napoleon took over French army and made the Piedmontese surrender. (Green)
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    Egyptian Campaign

    Loss to British but ships blockaded the Nile. Napoleon ran away back to France to say they won and left his soldiers in Egypt. (Red)
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    Consulate

    New government created by Napoleon and created it around himself. (Yellow)
  • Banque de France

    Banque de France
    The national bank of France set up to help stabilize the French currency. (Green)
  • Concordat of 1801

    Concordat of 1801
    Agreement between France and Holy Roman Empire. (Yellow)
  • Consul for life

    Consul for life
    Napoleon made himself the first of three consuls for lIf until he later takes over as emperor. (Yellow)
  • Declared self emperor

    Declared self emperor
    He crowned himself to show that nobody would control him. (Green)
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code
    New legal system created to replace old, outdated system. (Green)
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    Battle between British oval Navy and French/Spanish Navies. Resulted in British winning and establishing naval dominance for more than 100 years. (Red)
  • Holy Roman Empire Abolished

    Holy Roman Empire Abolished
    After military defeat to Napoleon, he reorganized most of the empire to the Confederation of the Rhine. (Green)
  • Continental System

    Continental System
    Napoleon’s foreign policy that was used against the United Kingdom. Napoleon became allies with all of the surrounding countries. (Green)
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    Resistance in Spain

    France and Spain invade Portugal together but Napoleon replaces Ferdinand VII and Charles IV with his brother and enforces French rules. Spanish people dont like that an fight back against the French. (Red)
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    Invasion of Russia

    Napoleon invaded Russia from Poland but lost because the Russians drug the French all through Russia in the winter. (Red)
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    Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French control in Germany and Poland. (Red)
  • Abdication

    Abdication
    After he no longer had any support, Napoleon was forced to abdicate and was exiled to Elba. (Red)
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    Hundred Days

    The period of time between thee arrival of escaped Napoleon and th restoration of King Louis XVIII. (Yellow)
  • Waterloo

    Waterloo
    Napoleon’s final battle in which he lost to the coalition of allies. This resulting in a second abdication and a second exile. (Red)