Events of napoleons career By facebooker_940875876028155 Aug 15, 1769 Napoleon is born in Corsica Feb 24, 1785 Napoleons father dies Oct 28, 1785 Graduates from military school He was only 16 when he graduated Apr 19, 1791 Napoleon is made first council of France Aug 17, 1791 Haitian rebels against France Dec 19, 1793 Forces the British out of Toulon Dec 19, 1793 Napoleon is made general Mar 9, 1796 Marries Josephine Jul 19, 1798 Napoleon invades Egypt Jul 19, 1799 Napoleons army discovers Rosetta stone Nov 9, 1799 Napoleon took power in France Apr 3, 1803 Napoleon sells the U.S. The Louisiana purchase Mar 21, 1804 Napoleon code is created Dec 2, 1804 Napoleon is crowned emperor Oct 21, 1805 The French fleet is destroyed at the battle of trafalgar Dec 2, 1805 Battle of austerlitz Apr 1, 1810 Napoleon is remarried to Marie Louise Mar 19, 1811 Napoleons son Napoleon 2 is born Jun 24, 1812 Napoleon invades Russia May 29, 1814 Napoleons first wife dies Feb 26, 1815 Napoleon reclaims his throne beginning the 100 days Feb 26, 1815 Napoleon escapes from elba Jun 18, 1815 Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo May 19, 1821 Napoleons dies on St.helena May 2, 1823 Concordant of 1801 restores the Catholic Church into France