Napoleon i in coronation costume by robert lefebvre 1807

Napoleon Bonaparte

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  • Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.

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    Napoleon Bonaparte

  • Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy

  • ·Graduates from Ecole Militaire

    Ranked second lieutenant in the artillery.

  • dethroning of the French King, Louis XVI.

    While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses the storming of the Tuileries Palace and the dethroning of the French King, Louis XVI.

  • Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general

    December 22, 1793: ·For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general

  • Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West

  • The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and rebellion against the Republic

    The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and rebellion against the Republic

  • Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria

    October 17, 1797: ·Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria

  • Napoleon names his brother king of Naples

    Joseph Bonaparte becomes king pf Naples and Napoleon appoints other family members to various other posts

  • Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control

    Start of the "Hundred Days" campaign

  • Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena