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Napoleon is Born.
Napoleon was born in 1769 in Corsica. -
Becomes a general of the French army
When the Revolution broke out in 1789, the revolution allowed Napoleon to take the opportunities to rank up higher. He later got general at the age of 24. -
Italian Campaign
On April 2, 1796,Napoleon began his invasion on Italy. But the war wasn't in his favor, he was badly outnumbered. Napoleons 38,000 people went against 64,000 troops including allies. -
Egypt Campaign
More than a three year war broke out in Egypt as Napoleon attempted in Egypt in which he lost again. At the end, they retreated and the British won -
Concordat
Concordat was an attempt to ease the disagreement over the rightful control of the Catholic Church -
First Consul for Life
In August 1802, he was made as the first consul of life. The First Consul for life also ties in with the Napoleonic Code in 1804. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code was written by scholars and was made by Napoleon I. The Napoleonic Code was the set of laws concerning property, colonial affairs, the family, and individual rights. -
"Emperor of the French"
The title "Emperor of the French" was used by The House of Bonaparte. They gave him this title when he was crowned as emperor on May 14, 1804 -
Continental System
The Continental System is a wide ranged system that was used against the British but it wasn't really a success. -
Battle in Trafalgar
The Battle in Trafalgar was the Spanish and French together fought the British. Spanish ulcer drained the French troops which lead to the defeat in the Battle Of Waterloo -
Russian Campaign
French went into war against the Russians in which the Russians were losing. They retreated and burned all food/crops so the French army didn't have food or anything to eat. They stayed at the village then retreated after 3 days then the Russians started to fight back in which they killed thousands and only 27,000 were able to fight. -
Defeat at Battle Of Leipzig
French went against Germany, and Poland and the war went on for about three days they went on to retreat on October 19th 1813. -
Elba
Elba was a island where Napoleon later had to go to after he lost his throne but later came back after he found out that king Louis xii came back. He later escaped Elba to become a emperor again. -
Battle Of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was the last battle for Napoleon and it was yet another defeat. Napoleon was taken to Saint Helen because of the defeats and dies there later. -
Saint Helena
After the Battle of Waterloo, the British took control of France. Napoleon was eventually exiled to an island in the Southern Atlantic known as St. Helena. -
Death of Napoleon
After Napoleon's exile, he slowly died of a stomach ulcer on May 5, 1821. He died at the age of 51, six years after he was banished.
