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Battle of Toulon
The battle took place in the Mediterranean off coast of Toulon, France. Franco-Spanish fleet versus a British fleet. -
Napoleon is Born
Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica. -
Start of the French Revolution
The people of France were starving and poor. They could not stand by any longer. -
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The Reign of Terror
A period of violence marked by the mass execution of "enemies of the revolution" -
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Egyptian Campaign
Napoleon's campaign in the Orient to protect French trade interests, undermine Britain's access to India, and establish scientific enteprise in the region -
18 Brumaire Coup
Coup d’état that overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate. -
First Consul for Life plebiscite
Napoleon is declared first consul for life as a recompense for the nation. -
Napoleonic Code
The French civil code established under Napoleon. Forbayed priveleges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified government jobs should go to the most qualified -
Napoleon's Coronation
Napoleon was named Emperor of France. Said to have marked the "instantation of modern empire" -
Battle of Trafalgar
A naval battle including the Royal Navy against the combined forces of the French and Spanish Navies -
Battle of Austerlitz
AKA the Battle of the Three Emperors. The French Empire crushed the Third Coalition. Emperor Napoleon defeated a Russo-Austrian army -
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Continental System
Napoleon's foreign policy -
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Peninsulan War
Military conflict between the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for the control of the Iberian Peninsula -
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Invasion of Russia
Napoleon's army crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. -
Retreat from Moscow
Sitting in the ashes of a ruined city without having received a Russian capitulation and facing Russian operations against his supplies forced Napoleon and his diminished army out of Moscow. -
Battle of Leipzig
The culmination of the Autumn campaign. France against Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden. Napoleon loses control of the territories east of the Rhine and of France. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was exiled to Elba after his forced abdication in 1814 -
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Hundred Days
The period between Napoleons return from exile and the second restoration of king louis XVIII -
Battle of Waterloo
Took place in Belgium and the Netherlands. Napoleons army was defeated by the army of the Seventh Coalition -
Exile to St. Helena
Napoleon was imprisoned and then exiled to the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Africa -
Death
Napoleon's health began to fail rapidly, two British physicians, who had recently arrived, attended on him but could only recommend palliatives
