Napoleon By Hahend21 Aug 15, 1769 Born on Corsica Sep 1, 1785 Graduates military academy Period: 1791 to 1804 Haitian rebellion Apr 1, 1791 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant Dec 19, 1793 Forces the British out of Toulon Dec 22, 1793 Made general Mar 9, 1796 Marries Josephine Jul 1, 1798 Napoleon invades Egypt Jul 19, 1799 Army discovers the Rosetta Stone Mar 21, 1801 Napoleonic code Jul 15, 1801 Concordant of 1801 Apr 30, 1803 Sells U.S. the Louisiana purchase 1804 Made first consul Dec 2, 1804 Crowned emperor Oct 21, 1805 French fleet is destroyed at Battle of Trafalgar Dec 2, 1805 Battle of Austerlitz Dec 15, 1809 Divorces Joséphine Mar 11, 1810 Remarried to Marie Louise Mar 20, 1811 Napoleon the second is born Jun 24, 1812 Invades Russia May 30, 1814 Exiled to Elba Jul 18, 1814 Escape from Elba Mar 10, 1815 Reclaims his throne Jun 18, 1815 Defeated at Waterloo May 5, 1821 Dies on St. Helena