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Coup d'etat
On November 10, 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte carried out a coup d'état on the 18th of Brumaire that ended the Directory, the last form of government of the French Revolution, and he became the First Consul. -
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Napoleon Period
In this period France was goverment by Napoleon. -
Napoleon becomes first consul of France
Napoleon crowned his self 1st consulate. -
Napoleon Bonaparte's coronation
The coronation was a sacred ceremony held to legitimize Napoleon's reign and marked the birth of the first French empire (1804-1814; 1815) and established the imperial Bonaparte dynasty. The coronation took place with the significant assistance of Pope Pius VII -
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Empire
The Napoleonic Empire was an imperial state created by the French soldier Napoleon Bonaparte, who in 1804 had himself crowned Emperor of the French. That coronation led to war with several European states, especially Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia, who wanted to prevent French expansion. -
Russian campain
The French invasion of Russia, also known as Russian campaign and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812, was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with the continental blockade of the United Kingdom. Widely studied, Napoleon's incursion into Russia stands as a focal point in military history, recognized among the most devastating military endeavors globally. -
Waterloo battle
On June 18, 1815, the French army commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by the British and Prussian armies in the War of Waterloo. The defeat ended the 23-year war between France and the European allied states.