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Birth
Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, Corsica. -
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Napoleon's life
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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a riot between the colonists and the British that took place on King Street in Boston when Napoleon was 1 year old. -
James Cook discovers Hawaii
James Cook became the first European to discover the Hawaiian islands when Napoleon was 9 years old. -
Napoleon elected consul for life
Napoleon was elected the first consul of France for life when he was 30 years old. -
John Dalton introduces atomic theory to chemistry
John Dalton suggested the existence of atoms when Napoleon was 34 years old. -
Battle of Trafalgar
In this battle, Napoleon led his army to one of the most decisive naval battles in history against Great Britain. He was defeated by Britain and their general Horatio Nelson at the age of 36. -
US prohibits importation of slaves from Africa
When Napoleon was 39 years old, the US Constitution stated that African slaves were not allowed to be imported to US for the use of slavery any longer. -
Paraguay becomes independent of Spain
When Napoleon was 42 years old, Paraguay started to have uprisings for independence and eventually overthrew the Spanish government. -
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon led his army to invade Russia but failed miserably at the age of 43. This was the beginning of the end for Napoleon and his army. -
US declares war on Britain
When Napoleon was 43 years old, the US declared war on Britain which was also known as the War of 1812. -
Napoleon exiled to the island of Elba
Napoleon was forced to abdicate his power and was exiled to Elba at the age of 45. -
Napoleon escapes island of Elba
When Napoleon was 46 years old, he escaped the island of Elba, where he was exiled to. He somehow snuck past the guards and got on a British boat back to France where the civilians there were cheering him on. -
Napoleon's "Hundred Days" time period begins
When Napoleon was 46 years old, a month after he escaped from Elba, the "hundred days" began. The "hundred days" was the time period of when Napoleon came back to France until he was exiled again to St. Helena. Over this time period, Napoleon was defeated in the Battle of Waterloo. -
Napoleon exiled to St. Helena
After the "hundred days" time period was finished, Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena, an island in the Mediterranean which they made basically impossible to escape from, which was what Napoleon had done the last time that he was exiled to an island. He would later die there. -
Death
Napoleon died on St. Helena at the age of 52 due to an unknown stomach illness.
