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At the home of Paul Francois Barras Napoleon meets Josephine, the woman he falls in loves with and marries in march of 1796. Although later on Josephie proves to be unfaithful which cause Napoleon alot of distress. He does divorce her due to the fact that she is unfaithful and that she can not give him children..
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Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Army of the Interior.
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Napoleon graduates from Ecole Militaire in only a years time.
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Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
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Napoleon successfully defeats the British ships at Toulon and is promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
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Bonaparte was arrested under the suspicion that he was a supporter of Robespierre, whose fell in july of the same year.
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Napoleon is cleared of all charges
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·Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West
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Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi
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Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole
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Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli
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Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign.
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Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
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Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new French government
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An assassination attempt was made upon Napoleon's life, which he escaped from
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Napoleon restructures French educational system
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Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor of France
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris.
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Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan
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Napoleon wins victory in the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria and Russia
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Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria after he divorces Josephine in December of 1809.
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Napoleon's son born, referred to as the "King of Rome"
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The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria
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Senate proclaims end of the Empire; Napoleon's wife and son flee Paris. When Napoleon new he would fall into the hands of his enemy, he tried to drink the poison that he wore around his neck. Unfortunately for him the poison had gone back and made him sick. He fell into the hands of his enemy and was soon exiled.
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Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne
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Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in South France
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Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control, begins "Hundred Days" campaign
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Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher http://www.battleofwaterloo.org/
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Though Napoleon died, his legend continues to live on.
