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Napoleon Invades Italy
Napoleon lead French troops into Italy. They defeated the Austrians. As a result, France acquired Belgium and hundreds of art tresures which were placxed in the Louvre. -
Egypt
Napoleon sailed for Egypt, where British forces were stationed. He won a great land victory there, but the British fleet destroyed the French fleet. Nevertheless, the French succeeded in establishing their influence. They also discovered the Rosetta Stone. -
The Consulate
Napoleon left troops in Egypt and retuned to Paris. He and two members of the Directory plotted to take over the government. This day is when they put their plan into action and met success. -
Austria
Napoleon led French forces to victory over Austria. -
Peace Treaty with Great Britain
Napolean arranged a peace treaty with Great Britain. -
The First Consul
Since he was very popular for bringing peace and order, Napoleon asked the people to elect him First Consul for life. -
Britain Declares War on France
Great Britain felt threatend by Napoleon's actions as emperor. They declaired war on France. They were not able to stop Napoleonand his soldiers. -
Emperor
The French made him emperor of France. His corination was held in the Notre Dame Cathedral. The Pope came from Rome for the crowning but did not have a chance to place the crown from the Pope's hands and crowned himself. -
Napolean Crowned Himself King of Italy
Napoleon had himself crowned king of Italy. -
Confederation of the Rhine
Napoleon formed the Confederation of the Rhine. It consisted of a group of conquered German states. -
Invaded Spain and Portuga
He invaded Spain and Portugal. -
Papal States and The Pope
Napoleon made the Papal States part of France and threw the Pope in prison. Frances boundaries now included much of Europe, -
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Great Britain
Only Great Britain and Russian remained undefeated by Napoleon. Since the French couldn't defeat the British navy, he treid to obtain victory in a different way. He forbade the countries in his empuire to trade with Great Britain, which he called a 'nations of shopkeepers'. His order was hard to enforce and proved unsuccessful. -
Invaded Russia
Napoleon organized a Grand Army of about 600,000 soldier of different nationalities. It was the largest army the world had yet seen. Instead, they reatreated, drawing the French deeper into Russia. As the Russians retreated, they burned their villages and food supplies leaving nothing for the French. -
Moscow
Napoleon reached Moscow. The city caught fire and three thourths was destroyed. They had neither food nor shelter. -
French Freeze
The bitter Russian winter had starteed. Hundreds of thousands of French soldiers froze to death. Temperatures dropped to under 40 degrees below zero. Thousands more died from disease and lack of food. -
Allies Join Together
Napoleon quickly raised another army, though new soldiers were not trained well. They were defeated by the allied forces of Austira, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain. This was the first time the four coumtries had joimed togerther to fight Napoleon. -
Allies take Paris
Napoleon was forced to give up throne. He was sent into exile to the small island of Elba off the coast of Italy. He managed to escape and gathered enought troops to invade France. For 100 days he reigned as emperor. -
Waterloo
The allies finally defeated him at the Battle of Waterloo. -
DEATH
Napoleon was sent to the island of St. Helena off the west coast of Africa and died there.
