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Napolian Bonaparte is born
In Ajaccio, France Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Ramolino gave birth to Napolian Bonaparte. Napolian was the second child. -
Start of the French Revolution
When rioters stormed the Bastille fortress in an attempt to secure gunpowder and weapons; many consider this event, now commemorated in France as a national holiday, as the start of the French Revolution. -
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Battle of Toulon
This war took place in the Mediteranian of the coast of Toulon, France. It was Napolian's first victory. -
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Egyptian Campaign
Napolian wanted to establish a french domination in the east. Napoleon and his Armée d'Orient were eventually forced to withdraw by the British army -
18 Brumaire Coup
Napolian was brought to power as First Consul of France. This ended the French Revolution. -
Napoleonic code
This was Napoleon's greatest acheivement in govement, which inflenced french law to the present. It regonized that all men were equal. -
First Consul for life
Napoleon assumed the position of First Consul and ruled with near dictatorial powers. If you agreed with Napolian you were rewarded if you did;nt agree with him you were punished. -
Battle of Trafalgar
On 21 October 1805, the Royal Navy clashed with the Combined French and Spanish fleet at Cape Trafalgar, off the coast of Spain. The battle had massive repercussions for Napoleon's France and the future of the British Empire. -
Battle of Austerlitz
This battle was one of Napoleons greatest victories. Austerlitz is also known as the battle of three emperors as it pitted the emperors of France, Austria and Russia against one another. Russia and Austria joined with Great Britain to form the third Coalition against Napoleon -
Continental System
The Continental System or Continental Blockade (known in French as Blocus continental) was the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Peninsular War
A long war between portugal,france and spain. -
Invaision of Russia
Napoleon began his fatal Russian campaign, a landmark in the history of the destructive potential of warfare. Virtually all of continental Europe was under his control, and the invasion of Russia was an attempt to force Tsar Alexander to submit once again to the terms of a treaty that Napoleon had imposed upon him four years earlier. -
Retreat from Moscow
One month after Napoleon Bonaparte’s massive invading force entered a burning and deserted Moscow, the starving French army is forced to begin a quick retreat out of Russia. -
Battle of Leipzig
One of the most crucial battles of the Napoleonic Wars was the massive clash that took place at Leipzig, which became known as the Battle of Nations because of its size and the sheer numbers of troops that took -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled by the Allied governments to Elba following his abdication at Fontainebleau. The time came faster than he imagined and only nine months later, on 26 February 1815, he escaped with his miniature army and landed in France. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. -
Exile to St. Helena
After Napoleons last defeat at the battle of waterloo he is exialded to St. Helena. This is his second exhile. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's Death
Napoleon Bonaparte died in exile in 1821. No one is truly sure of what caused his death.
