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Napoleon's Birth
He was born on August 15 in 1769 in Ajaccio, France -
Storming of Bastille
This event started the French Revolution. It happened when the Naional Assembly invaded the Bastille. -
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Siege of Toulon
It was an early Republican victory over a Royalist rebellion in the southern French city of Toulon. -
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Egyptian Campaign
It was Napoleon's campaign to protect France. -
18 Brumaire Coup
It brought Napoleon to power as First Consul of France -
First Consul for Life
Napoleon declared himself First Consul for Life -
Napoleonic Code
The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Royal Navy fought the French and Spanish Navies. -
Battle of Austalitz
It was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars -
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Continental System
It was a foreign policy to Napoleon and caused him to struggle against Great Britain in the Napoleonic Wars -
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Peninsular War
Military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula. -
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Invasion of Russia
It was an attempt to force Tsar Alexander to submit the terms of a treaty that Napoleon forced upon him 4 years earlier -
Retreat from Moscow
One month after Napoleon massive invasion, the starving French army is forced to retreat -
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Battle of Leipzig
It was the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Russiand, Prussians, Swedes and, Austrians brought 370,000 men and 1,384 guns while Napoleon's army brought 198,000 men and 717 guns. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon renounced his throne and was banished to Elba -
Battle of Waterloo
It marked the final deafeat of Napoleon -
Exile to St. Helena
After his defeat in the battle of Leipzig Napoleon retreated to Paris and due to his lack of military support he was forced to resign his throne and was exiled -
Napoleon's Death
He diied in Longwood, St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunh
