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Birth of Napoleon
Napoleon is born on the island of Corsica. -
Start of the French Revolution
The American revolution and Enlightenment ideas helped spark the start of the French Revolution. Most of the people who rebeled were from the third estate. The third estate, unlike the first and second, had no privelages and had to pay all of the taxes. -
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Reign of Terror
Caused by the conflict between the Jacobins and the Girondins, the Reign of Terror was a period of mass violence, marked by the executions of Louis the XVI, Marie Antoinette, and other "enemies of the revolution". -
Battle of Toulon
British and Spanish troops were sent to Frances' port of Toulon to help the French royalist's cause. The port was a key arsenal to the country, and the republic couldn't afford to lose it. Luckily, young captain Napoleon was able to build up the army's supplies, like guns, cannons, and was able to get retired officers to re-enlist. -
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Egyptian Campaign
Napoleon and his army started a campaign in Egypt to protct France's trade interests. The expidition could have also been used to block Brtain's trade routes with India, and have France establish an enterprise of science in the region. -
18 Brumaire Coup
The meeting that ended the French revolution and put Napoleon in the position of First Consul of France, after the Directory was disbanded and replaced by the French Consulate. -
First Consul for Life Plebiscite
After signing the Treaty of Luneville with Austria in 1801, peace was restored to Europe. It also gave Napoleon the permit to eliminate all of the opposed leaders from the Assembilies who were against the Civil Code. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic code was heavily based on the codification of Roman law, and Napoleon's code divided the laws in to four branches: People, property, acquisition of property, and civil procedure, which was later removed in 1806 as a seperate code. -
The Coronation of Napoleon
The mile long procession starting at Tuileries was lead by a bishop riding a mule, followed by Napoleon and Josephine's carridge. The procession ended at Notre Dame, where the Pope took his seat near the high altar. Throughout the entire ceremony, Napoleon and his family behaved rudely, talking all the way through, and at the end, Napoleon crowned himself, as to show that he was in total control of France. -
Battle of Trafalgar
Fought by the French and Spanish navies against the Royal british navy, the battle was won by the british fleet of twenty seven ships. The French and Spanish fleet of thirty three was deafeated, and Britain confirmed their naval supremacy. -
Battle of Austerlitz
One of Napoleon's finest victories, the battle of Austerlitz, of The battle of Tree Emperors, brought an end to the Third Coalition. The French army sucessfully defeated the Russo-Austrian army, which was lead by Francis ll and Tsar Alexander the first. -
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Continental System
In response to the blockade by the British along the Frech coasts, Napoleon issued a decree, which prevented any and all French or French allied countries to do any trades with Great Britain. -
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Peninsular War
A military conflict between Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and France for control over the Iberian Peninsula. In 1808, France turned against its ally, Spain. The Peninsular war overlaps with Spain's War of Independance. -
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Invasion of Russia
After Russia restarted its trading with English merchants, Napoleon attempted to defeat the Russian army, and crossed the Neman river. Napoleon rapidly pushed his army through western Russia, winning several minor battles along the way. By the end of August, the Russians started to burn all of the houses, food, and supplies they left behind, leaving the French army out of stock for the colder months. -
Retreat from Moscow
During the cold months in Russia, the French army faced many hardships apon returning to Europe. There was little grass, which caused their horses to starve, and the Russian army had burned any food or shelter that the French could've used to their advantage. -
Battle of Leipzig
The French army fought against the Swedish, Prussian, Austrian and Russian armies. Napoleon's army also held the Polish and Italian troops, along with the Confederation of the Rhine from Germany. -
Exile to Elba
The victors in the Treaty of Fontainbleau exiled Napoleon to the island of Elba in the Mediteranean sea, where he would retain his title as emperor. His wife and son took refuge in Austria. -
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Hundred Days
Marking the time from Napoleon's last time as ruler to the restoration of King Louis XVIII, the hundred days of Napoleon saw the Waterloo campaign and the war against the Seventh Coalition. On the thirteenth of March, the congress in Vienna labled Napoleon as an outlaw. -
Battle of Waterloo
The armies of the Seventh Coalition defeated Napoleon's army, and ended his reign as France's Emperor. In 1815, those states who opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition and it's army. -
Exile to St. Helena
During Napoleon's sentence on the island, it was heavily guarded by the local St. Helena Regiment, along with British Regimental troops. -
Napoleon's Death
Napoleon was subject to harsh treatment as a captive, which caused his mental and physial health to decline. His habitation of Longwood was wretched and damp, and in Feburary, his health rapidly spiraled downwards.
