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Napoelon's Birth
Born in 1796 in Corsica, a French-ruled island in the Mediterranean. He was the second of eight children, born to Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Romalina Buonaparte. -
Becoming an officer in the French Army
Sent to France at age 9 to train for the military. He was 20 when the Revolution started. In 1793 he defeated the British at Toulon, and went on to defeat the Austrians several times, and conquered most of Northern Italy. -
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Military Campaign in Egypt and Syria
The Egypt campaign was disastrous, but he hid the worst stories from his admirers by creating a network of spies and censoring the press. -
Coup d'etat
Napoleon seized political power in 1799 when he returned from Egypt. This was because the Directory had lost control of the political situation and confidence of the people of France.His ttroops surrounded the nationl legislature and drove out most of the members. -
Napoleon's Coronation
Crowned himself Emperor in 1804. Took the crown of the Pope's head in the middle of ceremony and placed it on his own head. He owed the throne to nobody but himself. -
Napoleonic Code
Was based off Enlightenment ideas, like the equality of every citizen before the law, religious toleration, and getting rid of feudalism. Women were not allowed to exercise the rights of citizneship. Men had all the power in their families. -
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The Grand Empire
Napoelon reorganized Europe, and placed relatives on the thrones of his satellite kingdoms. -
The Battle of Trafalgar
A naval engagement between the Royal navy and French and Spanish fleets. It was the most decisive naval victory of the war. -
Joseph Bonaparte Becomes King of Spain
Napoeleon placed his brother Joseph on the throne after unseating the previous king of Spain. This was a tactic for controlling Europe. -
The Battle of Wagram
One of the Napoleonic wars and was a naval engagement, Napoleon's french and allied armies fought against an Austrian army. -
Invasion of Russia
Napoelon invaded Russia with 600,000 soldiers and 50,000 horses. The Russians wanted to avoid battle with Napoelon, so they retreated eastward. They eventually fought in Moscow, and the Russians wiped out Napoelon's army, leaving fewer than 20,000 soldiers. -
Battle of the Nations (Leipzig)
Biggest battle of the Napoleonic wars. Napoleon's aramy of 198,000 men went against an army of Russians, Swedes, Prussians, and Austrians, containing 370,000 troops. Napoelon was defeated. -
Napoleon's Exile to Elba
After Napoleon was defeated, he still wanted to fight. He was banished to Elba, which is a tiny island on the coast of italy. -
Napoleon's Exile to St. Helena
Napoleon's untrained and ill army was defeated by Frances allied armies. Napoleon's army stood no chance because France had very well trained forces. After this defeat Napoleon's wanted to go and fight more but he had no army. -
Napoleon's Return
As the victorious allies gathered in Vienna for a general peace conference, Napoleon escaped Elba and returned to France. Louis XVIII fled France after his return. -
The Battle of Waterloo
The battle of waterloo water a great battle. It was when Napoleon took his weak forces into battle and lost brutally.
