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Italian Campaign (Green)
During the revolution Napoleon proved himself on the field of battle securing his place in the new revolution as an intelligent commander. -
Egyptian Campaign (Red)
During his disastrous campaign in Egypt, Napoleon lost a strategic naval battle in the Battle of the Nile, and then proceeded to surrender and strand his troops in Egypt making his way back to France. Upon returning home he was given a hero’s welcome having lied about the outcome of the battle -
Consulate (Yellow)
This largely helped Napoleon and Napoleon alone essentially taking away any power from the people. -
Banque de France (Green)
The Bank of France attempted to restore balance to the French economy after the upheaval of the revolution prior to its creation. -
Concordat of 1801(Green)
The Concordat of 1801 put the church under government control and made Catholicism the state religion. -
Consul for Life
Napoleon gave himself the title Consul hearkening back to the leaders of Rome. The title gave him power to change all other offices of the country and seemed as though he was covering up his dictator title. -
Napoleonic Code (Yellow)
Napoleonic code increased religious toleration, equality of citizens, but also undid reforms of the revolution. -
Declared Emperor (Green)
Napoleon naming himself emperor largely had no effect on the population and seemed only to fuel his ego. -
The Battle of Trafalgar (Red)
Napoleon decisively lost to the British regardless of the fact that enemy commander Nelson was killed during the battle. -
Continental System (Yellow)
The Continental System was a blockade that stated that France, her allies, and any neutral parties were not to trade with England. It hurt British trade but also parts of France and other countries reliant on that trade. -
Abolishment of the Holy Roman Empire (Yellow)
Napoleon restructured the Holy Roman Empire from small squabbling states into larger nations. He restructured it so that the countries who gained the most land still posed zero threat to France. -
Resistance in Spain (Red)
Napoleon and his armies invaded Spain and Portugal and having taken Spain Napoleon named his brother king leading to mass revolts around the nation. A British force backed up by the Spanish guerrillas pushed France out of the nation and launched their own invasion of France. -
Invasion of Russia (Red)
The invasion of Russia was the beginning of the end for Napoleon. The Russians scorched earth tactics greatly wounded the French soldiers and the French supply line was very weak. -
Battle of Leipzig (Red)
This was Napoleon’s first decisive loss on the battlefield. His army was defeated by a coalition built of the countries of Prussia, Russia, Sweden, and Austria. -
Hundred Days (Red)
The Hundred Days war ultimately lead to the final downfall of Napoleon and his final exile -
The Battle of Waterloo (Red)
This is ultimately Napoleon’s final battle in which he is defeated by the British and Prussian forces. -
Abdication (Yellow)
After losing at Waterloo Napoleon was forced to abdicate the throne and he passed his title onto his son.