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Napoleon is Born
Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, off the coast of Italy. -
Start of the French Revolution
The French Revolution was a coup started by angered French citizens -
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The Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occured after the onset of the French Revolution. -
Siege of Toulon
The Battle of Toulon took place in the Medditeranian off of the coast of Toulon -
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Egyptian Campaign
The Egyptian campaign was to protect Frances trade intrest. -
18 Brumaire Coup
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought Napoleon to power as First Consul of france and ended the French Revolution. -
First Consul for life plebiscite (vote)
This was the first vote where Napoleon was put into power as first consul. -
Napoleonic Code
French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804 -
Napoleons Coronation
Has been said to mark "the instantiation of modern empire", representing a "transparently masterminded piece of modern propaganda". -
Battle of Trafalgar
The battle was the most decisive naval victory of the war. -
Battle of Austerlitz
The French Empire effectively crushed the Third Coalition. -
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Continental System
The Continental System or Continental Blockade was the foreign policy of Napoleon I of France in his struggle against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Peninsular War
Military conflict between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula -
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Invasion of Russia
Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army -
Retreat of Moscow
This was when Napoleon had to get his army out of the ruins in Moscow. -
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Battle of Leipzig
Fought by the coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon I -
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Exile to Elba
Napoleon I was exiled to Elba after his forced abdication in 1814. Napoleon stayed on Elba for 300 days. He returned to France on February 26, 1815. -
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Hundred Days
The period between Emperor Napoleon I of France's return from exile on Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815 -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon was defeated by the armies of the Seventh Coalition, ending his return from exile. -
Exile to St. Helena
Napoleon was imprisoned and then exiled to the island of Saint Helena in the Atlantic Ocean -
Death of Napoleon
Napoleon died while in exile in Longwood, St. Helena. Though the cause of his death is uncertain, we assume it was from stomach cancer.
