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Napoleon's Birth
Napoleon was born in Corsica. This was a French ruled island in the Mediterranean. -
Becomes an Officer
Napoleon became an officer in the french army. He did this when he was training for a militsry career. -
Military campaign in Egypt and Syria
He wanted to interfere with the trade between India and the British. He was unsuccessful but was able to keep the issue out of the public eye of his admirers. -
Coup d’état
A sudden moment of power is known as this, such as what happen with Napoleon. The Directory had lost control of the political situation and Napoleon took action and took title of the first consul. -
Napoleon’s coronation
Napoleon earned the title, Emperor of the French, after gaining more power. The pope was supposed to perform his ceromony, however Napoleon took the situation into his own hands. He placed the crown onto his own head, he wanted to show that he owed his throne to no one. -
Napoleonic code
Napoleon established this french civil code, which is why it is named after him. The code forbade privileges based on birth and allowed religious freedom. -
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The Grand Empire
He continued to win more and more battles which lead a greater reputation on him. He took risks and did end up with a couple of losses. He was successful when it came to battling the combined forces of the greatest European powers, and his grand empire reached its greatest extent. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The southwest coast of Spain was faught off in this battle right after Napoleon was preparing to invade England. British Admiral Horatio Nelson completely overcame the French fleet. -
Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Spain
Napoleon was known to give thrones of Europe to friends or family. His brother became the King of Spain when unseated the previous king. Napoleon was gaining control through forced diplomacy and this something common that he would do. -
The Battle of Wagram
Austrian's saught revenge after their previous defeat against Napoleon iat the Battle of Austerlitz. However, Napoleon won again at The Battle of Wagram. The Austrian's had ended up surrenduring lands. -
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon made the mistake of deciding to invade Russia. This happened because French and Russian rulers had suspisions of each other having competing designs on Poland and the fact that the Russian wouldn;t stop selling grain to Britian. -
Battle of the Nations (Leipzig)
Battle of the Nations occurred because of new alliences between Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Britian after the disasterous event in Russia. This caused Napoleon to fall from his power -
Napoleon’s exile to Elba
Napoleon had fibnally given up his throne after his generals refused to fight on. He had been banished to Elba. His allies wrongfully expected no further trouble from him. -
Napoleon’s exile to St. Helena
This exile occurred after his defeat at The Battle of Waterloo. St. Helena was an island in the South Atlantic and Napoleon is known to have never returned from there. -
Napoleon’s return
Napoleon had escaped his banishment and returned to France. This happened as allies gathered in Vienna for a general peace confernce. Louis XVIII had also fled as citizens cheered Napoleon’s advance, -
The Battle of Waterloo
He had expierenced a defeat at The Battle of Waterloo and was forced to go into exile on St. Helena. He ended up never returning.
