Napoleon

Birth of Napoleon

Aug 15, 1769

Napoleon becomes Officer in French Artillery

Dec 12, 1785

Start of his military career

Becomes General in French Army

Oct 26, 1795

Napoleon becomes head of the French state, establishes the consulate

Nov 10, 1799

where Napoleon gained his power and took over the goverment

First Consul for life

Dec 1, 1799

Put himself at the head of his new government giving himself the most power

Concordat

Nov 5, 1800

Made Catholic Church main church of France

Napoleonic Code

Mar 21, 1804

Equaliity of all in the eyes of the law, No recognition of privileges of birth, Freedom of religion, Separation of the church and the state,Freedom to work in an occupation of one's choice

Emperor of France

Dec 2, 1804

Declared himself Emperor

Trafalgar

Oct 21, 1805

prevented napoleon from invading Britain and gave Britain sea dominance for a century

Russian Campaign

Jun 24, 1812

stretched out French forces and ended in retreat.

Elba

Apr 6, 1814

The island napoleon was first exiled and later escaped to return to power

Congress of Vienna

Sep 1, 1814

a committee whos mission was to resize and restore boundaries of Europe

Waterloo

Jun 18, 1815

a major battle where napoleon lost, marked end of French dominance in europe

St. Helena

Nov 4, 1815

The island where napoleon was exiled and later died

Napoleon Death

May 18, 1821

End of Emperor of France