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Period: Jan 1, 1337 to Jan 1, 1453
hundred years war
a bunch of conflicts between england and fance, for control of the french throne. -
Napoleon is born
Napoleon is born in Ajaccio, France. -
start of French Revolution
The third estate stormed the jail, freeing prisoners and taking weapons. The storming of bastille started the revolution on this day. -
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Reign of terror
started because of conflict between the political rivals, jacobins and giordans -
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Egyptian Campaign
was Napoleons campaign -
18 Brumaire coup
group of people that overtrew stystem of government. This brought napoleon to power as first consul. -
first consul for life plebiscate (vote)
first consul for life was the government of france -
Napoleonic code
new laws of france made by napoleon; forbaded privileges based on the estate you were born into, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified -
Napoleons coronation
a ceremony to name napoleon offical emperor of france. was not tradition and majestic as planned; did not effect the people of france. -
battle of Trafalgar
was a naval engagment between the royal navy and the french and spanish -
battle of toulon
naval battle between french and spanish -
battle of austerlitz
french empire crushed the third coalition of the russian austrian army. -
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Continental system
foreign policies of napoleon -
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Peninsular War
military conflict between france and spain, the united kingdom, prtugal, and the iberian peninsula -
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Invasion of russia
both armied were badly affected, but france won over all -
retreat from moscow
the french went to moscow to recover from the war, but it was burnt down and they had to go back -
battle of Leipzig
a battle between france and russia, prussia, austria, and sweden. -
exile to elba
napoleon was exiled for the first time, to elba. it is the biggest island in italy, -
exile to st helena
napoleon was prisoned than extiled to st helena in the atlanic ocean -
battle of waterloo
french army was defeated by the armys of the seventh coalition. napoleon was defeated and exiled for the second and last time. -
death
bad state of health
