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Napoleon Bonaparte's birth
Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, France -
Military Education
Napoleon won a scholarship to an elite military training college in Paris -
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Early military success
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Battle of Toulon
Napoleon led a victorious attack against the British force in the Battle of Toulon. -
Chaos in Paris
Napoleon put down the pro-royalist coup in Paris, and then promoted to the Major General -
Egyptian expedition
Conquered several victories -
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Consulate
Reforms in the name of modernity
Napoleonic Code:Equality before the law; religious tolerance
End to feudalism
Concordat with the pope: restored the Roman Catholic Church
Louisiana purchase to USA (15 million $)(Military needs) -
Become French Consulate
Despite the failures in Egypt, Napoleon returned to a hero's welcome. they overthrew the Directory by a coup d'état on 9 November 1799, Napoleon became the French Consulate -
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Battles and wars
1805 → Ulm, Austerlitz (Austria)
Battle of the Three Emperors
1806 → Jena, Auerstadt (Prussia)
1807 → Friedland (Russia)
1808 → Spain, Portugal
1809 → Wagram + Győr -
Coronation of Napoleon
took place at Notre Dame de Paris.Two separate crowns were brought for the ceremony: a golden laurel wreath recalling the Roman Empire and a replica of Charlemagne's crown. -
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon assembled the Grande Armée (almost 500,000 soldiers) to invade Russia
Russians abandoned Moscow and used the scorched-earth policy
Kutuzov + „General Winter” → Napoleon pulled out -
Battle of Leipzig
Napoleon was defeated and exiled to Elba -
Hundred days and the Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's forces fought two Coalition armies, commanded by the British Duke of Wellington and the Prussian Prince Blücher, at the Battle of Waterloo, he was defeated and returned to Paris then Exiled to Saint Helena -
Napoleon's death
The cause of his death has been debated. Napoleon's physician, François Carlo Antommarchi, led the autopsy, which found the cause of death to be stomach cancer.
