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1815 BCE
Battle of Waterloo
In the vicinity of Waterloo, a town in present-day Belgium located about twenty kilometers south of Brussels, in which the French army, commanded by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, faced the British, Dutch and German troops, led by the Duke of Wellington, and the Prussian army of Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher. -
1815 BCE
Napoleon´s death at St. Helena
There is still speculation as to whether he was poisoned or simply died of boredom. There is also evidence from an autopsy to suggest that he had ulcers, which affected his liver and intestines. Napoleon's presence can still be felt today across the island. -
1814 BCE
Exile of Napoleon in Elba
Elba meant exile for Napoleon, but it was no prison. Napoleon specifically chose it because it had good weather and defenses, and he took up residence in a villa with harbor views built by the Medicis in the 1700s -
1813 BCE
Battle of the Nations
Is an international historical medieval battles world championship, first held in 2009, in Khotyn, Ukraine and held in Europe, in April, every year since. It is a full contact competition using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules.National teams compete in several standard events, with all being full contact no stage reenactment battles are included -
1808 BCE
Beginning of the Spanish War of Independence
With Napoleon dominating Europe in battle, Carlos IV and his valildo decided that they should ally with France and Napoleon rather than fight against them. The alliance failed and the war against France started. -
1808 BCE
Battle of Bailen
The battle of Bailén was fought during the War of the Spanish Independence and it supposed the first defeat in open field of the history of the Napoleonic army. It took place on July 19, 1808 next to the town of Bailén in Jaén. It confronted a French army of about 21,000 soldiers under the command of General Dupont with a larger Spanish army under the command of General Theodore Reding, although the general in chief of the so-called Army of Andalusia was General Castaños. -
1793 BCE
Execution of Louis XVI
Was one of the most important events of the French Revolution. The execution was carried out in the Place de la Révolution (today's Place de la Concorde), formerly known as Place de Louis XV. The National Convention had sentenced the king to death on January 17 in a vote carried out in a loud voice at Marat's suggestion. -
1791 BCE
Louis XVI amd Marie Antoinette captured at Varennes (1791, June 21)
A major event of the French Revolution in which King Louis XVI of France, Queen Marie Antoinette and her immediate family unsuccessfully attempted to flee Paris to start a counter-revolution -
1789 BCE
Storming of the Bastille
The people of France took the fortress of the Bastille, initiating one of the most important revolutions in history. Not only for its political character, but for its legacy for the rights of freedom, security and property. -
1789 BCE
Tennis Court Oath
Was a compromise of union presented on June 20, 1789 among the 577 deputies of the third state not to separate until France was endowed with a Constitution, facing the pressures of the King of France Louis XVI. -
1789 BCE
Louis XVI calls the Estates General (1789, Jan.24)
The political and financial situation in France had grown rather bleak, forcing Louis XVI to summon the Estates General. This assembly was composed of three estates the clergy, nobility and commoners -
Coup d´etat of Brumaire
Wanted to annul the Year III Constitution. As it could only be revised after 9 years, he imagined a coup d'état. To achieve this, he enlisted the help of the Conseil des Anciens, forcing all the deputies to move to Saint-Cloud, under the pretext of a Jacobin danger. -
Napoleon crowned as emperor
Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I at Notre Dame de Paris. According to legend, during the coronation he snatched the crown from the hands of Pope Pius VII and crowned himself, thus displaying his rejection of the authority of the Pontiff. -
Victory of Austerlitz
The decisive attacks on the Allied center by St. Hilaire and Vandamme split the Allied army in two and left the French in a golden tactical position to win the battle.