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Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, France. He was a military general and the first emperor.
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The start of the French Revolution was the Storm of the Bastille. The storm of the Bastille was when Paris people broke into a prison called the Bastille and in the prison was gunpowder. So they stole the gunpowder and released the prisoners too
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The Siege of Toulon, was a militant commitment of the French Revolutionary Wars, in which the young artillery officer Napoleon conquered his first military eminence by forcing the withdrawal of the Anglo-Spanish fleet, which was occupying the city of Toulon and its forts.
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The Egyptian Campaign was Napoleon's campaign in Ottoman, Egypt that proclaimed to defend French trade interests, weaken Britain's access to British India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region. It was the main purpose of the Mediterranean siege of 1798, a series of naval engagement that included the capture of Malta
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The Coup of Brumaire overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon. The Coup of Brumaire is often viewed as the effective end of the French Revolution. By November 14th Napoleon established in the Luxembourg Palace
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The First Consul for Life is Napoleon's unification of power. Napoleon's march to the empire began with the constitution of the year 1802. A second national referendum was held.
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The Napoleonic Code is the French civil code was established under Napoleon. It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists and entered into force.
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The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against with the Spanish during the War of the Third Coalition. It halted Napoleon's plans were to conquer Europe
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The Battle of Austerlitz was the first engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon's greatest victories. It was also called the Battle of the Three Emperors
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The Continental System was the foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. The embargo was effective intermittently for about half the time. Angry governments gained an incentive to ignore the Continental System, which led to the weakening of Napoleon's coalition
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The Peninsular War was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the powers of Spain, Britain, and Portugal. They fought in the Iberian Peninsula which is Spain and Portugal. The rebellion in Madrid began the movement that significantly proved fatal to Napoleon's power.
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The Invasion of Russia was Napoleon's Grande Armee crossed the Nerman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian Army. Napoleon hoped to compel Tsar Alexander of Russia to cease trading with British merchants through proxies in an effort to pressure the United Kingdom to sue for peace. The war was also known as the Patriotic War of 1812.
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Napoleon invaded Russia. The enormous army, featuring more than 500,000 soldier. It was the largest European military force.
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The Battle of Leipzig was at Leipzig, Saxony. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden. It also was called the Battle of the Nations.
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Napoleon abdicated the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. Napoleon signed his abdication on April 6 1814
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A French army under the command of Napoleon was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition. Upon Napoleon's return to power, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition.
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The Exile to St. Helena was when the European powers exiled Napoleon to the island of St. Helena. St. Helena was a barren, wind-swept rock located in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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Napoleon died in the Longwood House, Longwood, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. He will be mentioned for his strong bravery
