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Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon was born in August 15th, 1769 in Ajaccio France. -
General Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte becomes a general in the military after his excellent work at the siege of Toulon. -
Campaign in Italy
Bonaparte and his army marched into Italy. He soon discovered his army was badly outnumbered. The plan was to march into Italy and isolate parts of the Austrians and take over each section. -
Campaign in Egypt
The campaign in Egypt was Napoleons attempt to preserve the French’s trade and to destroy Britain’s access to British India. -
Concordat
The concordat was an agreement appointed to Napoleon by the Catholic Church. The document stated that the church was back because of all of the reforms in the Revolution. -
First Consul of Life
Napoleon along with two other men were in the consulate. Napoleon was the first consul and he held all “real power.” The consul was shortly abolished when Napoleon crowned himself emperor. -
Emperor of the French
Napoleon elected himself and crowned himself as emperor. He transferred from dictator to emperor in 1804. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code was the French Civil code created by Napoleon. This code was followed by the French people. -
Battle of Tralfagar
The Battle of Tralfalgar was fought by the British and the Spain and French on the coast of Spain. -
Continental System
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Campaign in Russia
This battle was one of Napoleons greatest faults. He marched his Grande army into Russia and nearly all of them died of starvation, the harsh winter, or the tactics of the Russian. The campaign of Russia was a hard beginning to the end of his reign. -
Battle of Leipzig
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Defeat of the Battle of Leipzig
Yet again Napoleon was defeated in Leipzig, Saxony. The battle was fought against Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Sweden. The defeat was triggered by Napoleon setting up troops in Germany which caused his army to fail and his line of communications was weak in Leipzig. -
Elba
Napoleon wanted to step down for his son, but his attempt was not considered and he was exiled and sent to Elba. -
St.Helena
After Napoleons first exile to Elba he was exiled to Saint Helena for his second exile. This is where he will later pass. -
Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was one of the bloodiest battles France has fought in. It took place in Belgium and it was the last defeat of Napoleon. -
Death of Napoleon
Napoleon died in Saint Helena which was his second exile from France. The cause of Napoleons death was stomach ulcers.
