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Early Life
Napoleon was born in Corsica, an island in the mediterranean, later France claimed the island. -
Rise of the Revolutionary Army
In less then a year the new French Government had raised an army with over a million soldiers. -
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The French Revolution and Napoleon
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Estates Meeting
Louis XVI called a meeting of Estates General at Versailles. -
Tennis Court Oath
An oath the third estate sweared on in order to make a new constitution. -
End of the Old Regime
The national assembly decided to abolish all legal privileges of the nobles and clergy. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
The national assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the citizens. -
War with Austria
The Legislative Assembly decided to strike first declaring war on Austria. -
The First Republic
The newly elected National Convention bagan meeting. -
Rise of Paris Commune
The citizens were very angry and protested food shortages, and defeats in the war. -
The Republic of Virtue
The calendar was basically started! -
The Fate of the King
Louis XVI was beheaded on the guillotine. -
End of Terror
After the execution of Robespierre, the Law of 22 Prairial was repealed and the release of prisoners began. -
End of Terror
The law of 22 Prairial was passed, which gave Robespierre more power to arrest and execute enemies. -
Military Successes
He became an amazing captain, then he became brigadier general. -
Military Successes
He also became commander of the French armies in Italy. -
Military Succession
He won the wars and returned to France as a hero. -
The Rise of Napolean
He rose to power and brought the french revolution to an end. -
Consul and Emperor
Napoleon joined a coup called d'etat and overthrew the consulate. -
Peace with the Church
Napoleon came to an agreement with the pope and recognized the religion of Catholicism as the most common. -
Building the Empire
A peace treaty was signed but it didn't last long because war broke out again in 1803. -
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Building the Empire
Napoleon ruled all of Europe, and had a grand army made up of three parts. -
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A New Bureaucracy
Napoleon created 3,200 nobles, 60% were military officers the rest were service or state. -
Nationalism
Napoleon decided to invade Russia so everything started to collapse. -
Disaster in Russia
A huge army with over 600,000 men went to Russia and battled. Only 40,000 of the 600,000 made it back. -
The Final Defeat
Napoleon met a combination of Brittish and Prussia army and sadly died.
