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He was born in Corsica, a french ruled island in the Mediterranean
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At age 9, he was sent to France to be trained for a military career.
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Hoping to disrupt British trade with India, he led an expedition to Egypt.
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A sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements.
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Napoleon has acquired enough power to assume the title Emperor of the French. He invited the pope to preside over his coronation in Paris.
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Napoleon prepared to invade England. But at the battle of Trafalgar, fought off the southwest coast of Spain.
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Napoleon controlled most of Europe, one of his tactics was placing friends and relatives on the throne. He placed his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, on the throne as king of Spain.
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It embodied Enlightenment principles such as the equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism. The Napoleonic code undid some reforms of the French Revolution.
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The Australians wanted revenge but Napoleon triumphed at the battle of Wagram. Australia surrendered lands with a population of three million.
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The Grand Empire reached its greatest size.
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Had about 600,000 soldiers and 50,000 horses.
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The disaster in Russia brought a new alliance of Russia, Britain, Austria, and Prussia against a weakened France. Defeated Napoleon.
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Elba was an island in the Mediterranean.
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The Hundred Days, marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris.
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St. Helena was a lonely island in the South Atlantic.
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Took place in Belgium. Marked the final defeat of French military leader and emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who conquered much of continental Europe in the early 19th century.
