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Napolean Bonaparte

  • Napolean Bonaparte was born

    Napolean Bonaparte was born

  • Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy

    Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy

  • Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Army of the Interior

    Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Army of the Interior

  • Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery

    Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery

  • Stationed in Valence

    Stationed in Valence

  • Paris mob storms the Bastille

    Paris mob storms the Bastille

  • Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica

    Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica

  • Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns to Paris

    Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns to Paris

  • Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor

    Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor

  • Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland

    Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland

  • Czar Alexander I makes peace with Napoleon in the Treaty of Tilsit

    Czar Alexander I makes peace with Napoleon in the Treaty of Tilsit

  • Prussia declares war on France

    Prussia declares war on France

  • Abdicates for the second time

    Abdicates for the second time

  • Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena

    Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena

  • Napolean Bonaparte dies

    Napolean Bonaparte dies