Napoleon Timeline

Italian Campaign 🟢

Apr 20, 1792

Napoleon successfuly invaded Italy and gained control, also gaining Italian soldiers.

The Egyptian Campaign 🔴

1798

An expedition led to Egypt that was a complete military mistake. Napoleon changed the story though, and told the people than the was successful.

Consulate 🟢

Nov 10, 1799

Napoleon created the three man consulate to replace the directory.

Banquet de France 🟢

1800

The banquet de France was used to repair Frances crumbling economy, and gave France a stable currency.

Concordat of 1801 🟢

1801

This concordat kept church under state control, but allowed Catholics to still practice their religion. The church denounced this, yet the people accepted it.

Consul for life 🟢

Jul 2, 1802

Napoleon created the consulate to repair the previous government. Eventually he named himself consul for life.

Napoleonic Code 🟡

Mar 21, 1804

It possessed the principles that the people needed, like equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and abolition of feudalism. At the same time though women lost many of their rights.

Declared Self Emperor 🟢

Dec 2, 1804

Napoleon decided to claim the title of emperor, and crown himself.

Resistance in Spain 🔴

1805

France continued to try to invade Spain, attacking things like their church, and repressing their people. The people fought back against France with guerilla warfare, hurting French troops

Battle of Trafalgar 🔴

Oct 21, 1805

Even with their small army Britain defeated the French fleet on the southwest coast of Spain.

Abolished Holy Roman Empire 🟢

Jul 5, 1806

Napoleon decided to abolish the Roman Empire completely, and created the confederation of the rhine.

Continental System 🟢

Nov 21, 1806

This was France taking a blow at Britains commerce by blocking off their ports.

Invasion of Russia 🔴

1812

Napoleon led his men into Russia, making one of the worst military mistakes of all time. He brought 600,000 men into Russia, and left with under 20,000.

Battle of Nations at Leipzig 🔴

Oct 16, 1813

Russia, Britain, Austria and Russia formed an alliance against France considering that it was now weakened. They then defeated the French and Napoleon at Leipzig.

Abdication 🔴

Jun 22, 1814

Napoleon stepped down from power and moved to Elba, where he was supposed to live out his exile until he escaped.

Hundred Days 🟡

1815

Napoleon escaped his island and returned to France for a period of 100 days before he was forced back into exile. He went to St. Helena, where he eventually died.

Waterloo 🔴

Jun 18, 1815

In Napoleon’s hundred days he fought Britian in Waterloo, Belgium. He was crushed, Waterloo being his final defeat and leading him back into his final exile.