Napoleon

By Bianka Bukovics
  • Became the first consul of France

    Became the first consul of France

    With the power of his army he started a dictatorship and became the first consul of France.
  • Banque de France & reforms

    Banque de France & reforms

    Napoleon established the national bank of France and also brought some economic reforms.
  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase

    He sold the state of Louisiana to the US for 15 million dollars. With that money, he could cover his military needs.
  • Napoleonic Code/Code Civil

    Napoleonic Code/Code Civil

    Equality before the law, religious tolerance, end of feudalism
  • Becoming an Emperor

    Becoming an Emperor

    In the Notre-Dame, Napoleon crowned himself as the emperor of France, which showed his independence from the church.
  • Campaign against the Habsburgs

    Campaign against the Habsburgs

    Napoleon defeated the main forces of the Habsburgs in the Battle of Ulm and the Battle of Austerlitz - Battle of the Three Emperors
  • Attempt to invade England

    Attempt to invade England

    Napoleon wanted to destroy the fleet of Britain, but in the Battle of Trafalgar the Royal Navy defended England from the French.
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    Campaign against Prussia

    The Battle of Jéna and the French army also sacked Berlin.
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    Campaign in the Iberian-peninsula

    Defeated Portugal and Spain
  • Hundred Days

    Hundred Days

    the period between Napoleon’s return from exile to the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. The entire period is actually 111 days, but it was an extremely busy time as it included the famous Waterloo Campaign, the Neapolitan War, and several other battles.