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Birth Date
He was born in Ajaccio, France. -
Entering Military School
He enters cadet school at Brienne-le-Château. This is after attending a religious school and is located in Brienne. -
Storming of the Bastille
Occurred in Paris, France early in the day. The Bastille was a medieval fotress which represented royal authority in the center of Pais, but Napolen did not really have anything to do with it. -
Napoleon Becomes Brigadier General
For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new ranking. -
Napoleon Becomes Commander in Chief
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Coup d’état
Napoleon falsely persuaded the Councils that a Jacobin coup was at hand in Paris which made them leave for safety. This was followed by Napoleon becoming First Consul of the new French government. -
Concordat Signed
Agreement signed between Napoleon and the pope seeking national reconciliation among all citizens. Worked to restore civil status in France. -
Vote for Consulship for Life
The Tribunat voted unanimously in favor of the Life Consulship of Napoleon. The entire Corps Législatif except for three members were in favor of this. -
Sale of Louisianna to United States
Napoleon hoped to re-establish an empire in North America in 1800 by regaining ownership of Louisiana. His dream ended up failing, so he decided to sell Louisiana to the United States -
Proclaimed Emperor Napoleon I
He crowned himself emporer, being the first one in France for a thousand years. Napoleon was only thiry-five, and the pope handed him the crown, but did not actually approve of Napoleon gaining power. -
Continental Blockade
He designed a blockade to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British trade. Stated that nuetrals and French allies were not to trade with the British. -
Napoleon’s Son Born
The French Empire was collapsing and Austria had raised exile at the time of Napoleon II's birth. He was the only son of Napoleon Bonaparte, raised in a foreign country, and studied hard to be a soldier, but was prevented from ever serving and died young. -
Napoleon is Exiled to Elba
Napoleon was thrown off thrown, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished by Alexander to the Mediterranean island of Elba. The cause of this was because of a rejected offer of Napoleon to step down in favor of his son after his broken forces gave up. -
Escapes from Elba
Napoleon managed to sneak past his guards and somehow escape Elba, slip past interfering with a British ship, and return to France. Upon his arival, people and troops began to rally due to his return. -
Defeat at Waterloo
Battle took place in Belgium marking Napoleon's final defeat. This defeate by the British and Prussians signaled the end of his reign and the end of France’s domination in Europe. -
Arrives at St. Helena
Britain sent him to the remote island of Saint Helena, in the South Pacific. Napoleon protested this punishment wildly, but there was nothing he could do-he was, once again, exiled. -
Date of Death
Napoleon dies of stomch cancer.