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Napoleon Bonaparte was born
Napoleon Bonaparte was born to Letizia Buonaparte in Corsica on August 15, 1769. This date marked the birth of one of the most brilliant military minds in the history of the world. (Castelot) -
Napoleon begins his studies at the royal military academy
Napoleon began his studies at the royal military academy on May 17, 1779. He was rumored to be a bit of a stubborn child, incredibly reiligious, and also hard to deal with. This started him down the path of becoming a great military and political hero. (Castelot) -
American Revolution
1783 marked the end of the American Revolution. The American colonies had officially broken all ties with its mother country, Great Britain. The French had helped out an enormous amount to the Americans, and though their enemy (Great Britain) was weakened, it was the beginning of the cause and effect situation that would end with the French Revolution. (Grun) -
Antoine Jussieu writes "Genera Plantarum"
"Genera Plantarum" was written by Antoine Jussieu in 1789. It is now the basis for the modern classification of plants. This publication was huge in the world of science, because it allowed for a common baseline of the plants that were known and plants that weren't known. (Grun) -
Napoleon marries Josephine de Beauharnais
Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais on March 9, 1796. She was his first wife, and unfortunately had no children with her. This, along with affairs while he was away on his campaigns, were possibly some of the reasons that he divorced her sometime around 1810. (Henderson) -
Napoleon becomes consul for life
The Consulate was the government of France from 1799 until 1804. During this period Napoleon Bonaparte was First Consul, and had established himself as the head of a more based government in France. He did not, however, declare himself head of state. He was one of three Consuls, along with Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès, and Charles-François Lebrun. (Henderson) -
G. F. Grotefend dechiphers Babylonian cuneiform
Cuneiform is a style of writing on clay tablets with a sharpened reed or stick. It resembles Chinese, but is an ancient language of its own. G. F. Grotefend dechipered the Babylonian laphabet and cuneiform in 1802. This was a huge step in the world of literature, religion, and learning, as all three could be widened by the knowledge the Babylonians had. (Grun) -
Napoleon sells Louisiana to the US
Napoleon seels Louisiana to the US in May of 1803. This is huge for both France and the US. It's huge for France because it put them in a better economic state; they head much less of a front to defend in North America, and it was easier for the to protect their homeland. For the US, it was an enormous amount of land, and an enormous amount of opportunity for trade and expansion. (Henderson) -
Napoleonic Code is introduced
Napoleon introduced his new code of law in 1804. This reformed France after the Revolution and made it much less chaotic. It made laws more definite, and combined the logic and reason from the previous government and mashed it the ideals of the Revolution. (Henderson) -
Napoleon is crowned emperor of France
Napolen Bonaparte ws crowned emperor of France on December 2, 1804. He was emperor for 11 years, from 1804-1815. This preceeded his reformation of France after the French Revolution. It also preceeded his attempted conquering of Russia. (Henderson) -
Sir Francis Beauford designs wind scale
Sir Beauford designed the wind scale in 1806. This wind scale is still in use today, when we measure wind speeds, gusts, gales, etc. The scale goes from 0-12, and has been modernized to fit our way of life. (Grun) -
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is born
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet born in 1807. His most famous work is "Paul Revere's Ride." HIs other works are less well known, but "Paul Revere's Ride" is often told to young children about exactly what the title suggests: the famous ride of Paul Revere. (Grun) -
George Stephenson constructs practical steam locomotive
Stephenson created a practical steam locomotive in 1814. This was a great step in the area of technology, as it was the first of its kind that could be used for human or cargo trasnport. It opened up trade routes, and also opened up jobs as conductors, track workers, etc. (Grun) -
Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Gebhard von Blucher at Waterloo
Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo on June 18, 1815. It was an obvious defeat, once of the most famous regarding Napoleon. This marks the ends of his Hundred Days campaign, and is part of the reason that he is once again exiled from France, this time to St. Helena. (Henderson) -
Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena
Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena on July 15, 1815. This was the final end to Napoleon's reign, after his first exile to Elba in 1814. AFter the decisive defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon once again was abdicated and exiled there until his death. (Henderson) -
Napoleon dies
Napoleon dies on May 15, 1821. He was 51 years old. A physician found his cause of death to be stomach cancer, but did not sign the official report. (Henderson)
