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Napoleon birth
Napoléon Louis Charles Bonaparte was the eldest son of Louis Bonaparte and Hortense de Beauharnais. His father was Emperor Napoleon I's younger brother; his mother was the daughter of Napoleon's first wife, Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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Revolution
The French Revolution begins, and Napoleon sides with the revolutionaries. He fights in the French Revolutionary Wars and in 1793 is promoted to brigadier general. In 1795 a new constitution in France places executive power in a five-member Directory. Napoleon becomes a respected adviser on military matters to the Directory. (https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/french-revolution) -
Wedding
Napoleon marries Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, the widow of General Alexandre de Beauharnais, in March 1796. He subsequently leads French forces to a series of victories against the Austrians in northern Italy. He negotiates the Treaty of Campo Formio in 1797. He attempts to conquer Egypt (1798–99) but is defeated by the British under Horatio Nelson in the Battle of the Nile.(https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/napoleon#napoleon-s-marriages-and-children) -
French republican.
Napoleon joins a plot that overthrows the Directory on November 9–10. This event is often considered the effective end of the French Revolution. A new government, the Consulate, is established, and Napoleon is made first consul, or leader of France. (https://www.britannica.com/summary/Napoleon-I-Timeline) -
Napoleon code.
Napoleon’s numerous reforms in government include the Napoleonic Code, the French civil code enacted on March 21 that clarifies and makes uniform the laws of France. He also reconstructs the French education system. Napoleon declares France a hereditary empire and crowns himself emperor under the name Napoleon I. (https://www.britannica.com/summary/Napoleon-I-Timeline) -
Napoleon wars.
At the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805, the British fleet under Nelson destroys the French navy. From this point on Napoleon will focus on land battles. He wins victories in the Battles and Austerlitz, Jena and Auerstädt , and Friedland against an alliance of Russia, Austria, Sweden, and Prussia. The battles are part of what come to be known as the Napoleonic. -
Invasion of Russia
Tsar Alexander I of Russia refuses to abide by Napoleon’s policy forbidding trade with Britain. Napoleon begins an ill-fated invasion of Russia. He reaches Moscow in September but finds the city abandoned. A huge fire breaks out that same day, destroying the greater part of the town. Since it is impossible to winter in the ruined city, Napoleon begins a retreat in October across the snow-covered plains. -
Napoleon death
Interestingly, six years later, when Napoleon died on May 5, 1821, on Saint Helena, where he was in exile, Madras would receive a letter informing his death.