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Napoleon Bonaparte was born the 15th of August, 1769 on Corsica.
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Napoleon enters cadet school at Brienne-le-Château.
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Napoleon enters École Militaire in Paris.
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Napoleon graduates from École Militaire and is commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery.
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Carlo Buonaparte died of stomach cancer.
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The Bonaparte family is forced to flee from Corsica after the governor accuses them of being too pro-France. Napoleon's family goes to France, where Napoleon returns to focus on his military career.
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Napoleon serves well for the French Army at the Siege of Toulon. For this, he is promoted to brigadier general.
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At the recommendation of General Paul Barras, Napoleon is promoted to Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Interior. Before this, Napoleon is not well known but the promotion makes him rich and famous.
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Napoleon wants a rich wife and proposes to Josephine, who comes from a wealthy family. Josephine agrees to marry him, but she is not sure she wants to marry him at first because she thinks he is a little odd.
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Napoleon leads the Italian Army in a series of battles against Austria. By the time Italy defeats Austria in October 1797, it is clear that Napoleon is one of the world's greatest military leaders.
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Napoleon is named Emperor of the French Empire and, in December, is crowned in a very fancy ceremony at the Notre Dame in Paris. He is named King of Italy a year later.
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Napoleon divorces his wife, Josephine, because she had not had any children with him. Josephine had given birth to two children in her previous marriage.
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Napoleon marries 18 year-old Marie-Louise. She is the daughter of the Emperor of Austria, Francis I.
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Napoleon II, called The King of Rome by Napoleon, is born. He is also called Franz, after his grandfather, Francis I.
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Napoleon attempted to invade Russa. Russia's harsh winter and the military tactic of the Scorched Earth Policy, is what really defeated Napoleon in the end.
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After much of Europe unites against Napoleon, his is forced to give up the throne and go to Elba, an island near Italy. His wife and son are forced to leave Paris and they go to Austria to live.
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After escaping from Elba, Napoleon goes back to France to try and take control of the army and the government again. The British and Prussians defeat France in June at the Battle of Waterloo.
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After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon gives up the throne again. This time, he will be sent away to Saint Helena in the South Atlantic, which is much farther away from France than Elba.
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After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon was exiled again to St. Helena
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While exiled to Saint Helena, Napoleon dies. There are rumors that he is poisoned, but the actual cause of death is most likely stomach cancer.
