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Napoleon is born
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Start of the French Revolution
The French Revolution marks the date of the storming of the Bastille, July 14, France's Independence day. was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France from 1789 to 1799 that deeply affected French and modern history, marking the decline of powerful monarchies and churches and the rise of democracy and nationalism. -
Battle of Toulon
When Napoleon won his first military reputation by forcing the Spanish to withdrawl -
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Reign of terror
A period of violence that occurred after the outbreak of the French Revolution, incited by conflict between rival political factions, the Girondins and the Jacobins. -
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Egyptian Campaign
Napoleon had long kept dreams of fighting in the Middle East and Asia, and he formulated a plan to strike back by attacking Egypt. -
18 Brumaire Coup
It brought Napoleon to power as First Counsel of France. It overthrew the Directory and replaceed it with the French Consulate. -
First Consul for Life plebiscite (vote)
Gives Napoleon the power to to select the members of the council of state over which he leads. -
Napoleonic code
The code disallowed privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified. -
Napoleons Coronation
When Napoleon was crowned the Emperor of France -
Battle of Trafalgar
A naval battle fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies. The Britished defeated the Frencha and Spanish off the coast of Spain -
Battle of Austerlitz
One of Napoleon's greatest victories, where the French Empire effectively defeated the Third Coalition. -
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Continental system
The foreign policy of Napoleon in France in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Peninsular war
A military conflict between the First French Empire and the allied powers of the Spanish Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. -
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Invasion of Russia
When Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. -
Retreat from Moscow
Napoleon's army arrived in moscow and found the city abandoned and burnt down. He and his army retreated frim moscow and many of them died due to the cold temperatures in the winter. -
Battle of Leipzig
Also called Battle of the Nations. Decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland. -
Exile to Elba
Napoleon was forced to abdicate and go in exile to the island of Elba. He escaped and returned to power. -
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Hundred Days
Marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on Elba to Paris and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. -
Battle of Waterloo
Fought thirteen kilometres south of Brussels between the French, under the rule of Napoleon and the Allied armies. Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon -
Exile to St Helena
Napoleon was exiled to Elba after his forced abdication in 1814. He spent the last six years of his life in confinement by the British on the island of Saint Helena. -
Napoleon's death
