Napoleon begins his study at the Royal military academy
At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)
Napoleon graduates from Ecole Militaire
Napoleon moves to Valence
Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica
Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a supporter of Robespierre
Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West
Napoleon marries Josephine
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A shit ton of wars are fought and treaties are signed
Napoleon restructures French educational system
New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life
Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor
Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan
Napoleon names his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples, and appoints other family members to various other posts
Divorces Josephine
Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria
Napoleon's son born, referred to as the "King of Rome"
Grand Army enters Moscow to find the city abandoned and set aflame by the inhabitants; retreating in the midst of a frigid winter, the army suffers devastating losses
Anti-French coalition army enters France
Paris falls
Senate proclaims end of the Empire; Napoleon's wife and son flee Paris.
Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne
Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take refuge in Vienna
Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in South France
Napoleon rallies the French army
Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control, begins "Hundred Days" campaign
Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher