THE AGE OF NAPOLEON

  • Napoleon’s birth

    Napoleon’s birth
    He was born in Corsica this is a French-ruled island in the Mediterranean.
  • Military campaign in Egypt and Syria

    Military campaign in Egypt and Syria
    Napoleon wanted to disrupt the British and trade with India. The Egyptian campaign proved to be disaster, then Napoleon managed to hide story of the losses from his admirers in France.
  • Coup d’état

    Coup d’état
    the coup d’etat overthrew the directory, replacing it with the French Consulate
  • Period: to

    Becoming an officer in the French army

    at the age of 9 he was sent to France to train for the military
  • Napoleon’s coronation

    Napoleon’s coronation
    He now had enough power get the title Emperor of the French. Napoleon invited the pope to his coronation in Paris, instead of the pope putting the crown of Napoleon, Napoleon took the crown and put it on himself.
  • Napoleonic code

    Napoleonic code
    It set the rules for citizen’s equality, the abortion of feudalism, and religious tolerance
  • The Battle of Trafalgar

    The Battle of Trafalgar
    fought off the southwest coast of Spain, British Admiral Horatio Nelson smashed the French fleet
  • Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain

    Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain
    Napoleon made his brother Joseph Bonaparte king of spain, he also forced alliances on European powers from Madrid to Moscow
  • The Battle of Wagran

    The Battle of Wagran
    when Austria surrendered the population
  • The Grand Empire

    The Grand Empire
    It reached its greatest extent, he had 40,00 troops
  • Invasion of Russia

    Invasion of Russia
    ,Russia was not happy with the economic objected to the system, so Napoleon went tot the border on Russia, 600,000 people and 50,00 horses invaded Russia.
  • Battle of the Nations (Leipzig)

    Battle of the Nations (Leipzig)
    They defeated Napoleon Russian, Britain, Prussia, and Austria against France
  • Napoleon’s exile to Elba

    Napoleon’s exile to Elba
    Napoleon stepped down from power and victors exiled him to Elba this is an island in the Mediterranean.
  • The Battle of Waterloo

    The Battle of Waterloo
    Napoleon's allies re assembled their forces and met near the town if Waterloo in Belgium, British forces under the Duke of Wellington