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Napoleon Timeline
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Italian Campaign (red)
This was a series of conflicts. The French were outnumbered and defeated by the Italians. -
Egyptian Campaign (Green)
Napoleon wanted to defend the French trade interests and gain more alliances. -
Consulate (green)
This was the top level of government in France. Napoleon wanted all of the power. -
Banque de France (green)
This was the bank of France created by Napoleon to recover the economy after the revolutionary period. -
Concordat of 1801 (green)
This was an agreement between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII. It defined the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France. -
Consul For Life (green)
Napoleon proclaimed himself first consul for life. He basically created a new government in his own image. -
Napoleonic Code (Green)
This was the French civil code that was drafted by jurists and put into place in 1804. Some of it is still used today! -
Declared Self Emperor (green)
Napoleon declared himself emperor and crowned himself instead of letting the Pope do so. He did this to show his power. -
Battle of Trafalgar (red)
This was a naval interaction between the British Royal Navy and combined fleets of the French and Spanish navies. The British defeat the French and Spanish fleet. -
Napoleon Abolished The Holy Roman Empire (green)
Napoleon and the French had finally destroyed the Holy Roman Empire in battle. -
Continental System (yellow)
This was a blockade against the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom was not physically connected to Europe for this reason Napoleon decided it would best to separate them completely. -
Resistance In Spain (red)
Napoleon invaded Spain, this began the peninsular war. This was fought by Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom against the French forces. The French were defeated. The coalition victory Treaty of Paris ended the war. -
Invasion of Russia (red)
Napoleon’s army crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. Napoleon lost many soldiers and this put a pause on his march across Europe. -
Battle of Nations At Leipzig (red)
Napoleon was defeated at this battle. It destroyed the power that the French had left in Germany and Poland. The French fought against the allied troops of Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Swedish forces. -
Abdication (Yellow)
Napoleon steps down from the throne and signs the treaty of Fontainebleau. -
The Hundred Days (yellow)
This was also the war of the seventh coalition. This marked the time between Napoleon’s return from exile in Elba to Paris and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. -
Waterloo (Red)
This battle was Napoleon’s final defeat. He was defeated by the seventh coalition in Belgium near Waterloo.
