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Napoleon

  • Egyptian Campaign

    Egyptian Campaign

    Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria with interest in defending French trade in the area.
  • Italian Campaign

    Italian Campaign

    Napoleon conquered most of Italy in the name of the French Revolution with new laws and codes implemented afterwards.
  • Banque de France

    Banque de France

    Napoleon created the Banque de France as a way to gain back confidence in France's economy
  • Concordat of 1801

    Concordat of 1801

    An agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and papal and clerical representatives in both Rome and Paris, on the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France.
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code

    Established under the French Consulate in 1804 creating the authority of men over their families stronger, deprived women of any individual rights, and reduced the rights of illegitimate children.
  • Declared self emperor

    Declared self emperor

    Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor with his coronation taking place in Notre Dame
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

    A naval battle between the British Royal Navy and the combined forces of the French and Spanish Navies.
  • Abolished Holy Roman Empire

    Abolished Holy Roman Empire

    Napoleon destroyed the Holy Roman Empire as the last Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, abdicated his title.
  • Continental System

    Continental System

    A blockade created by Napoleon to attempt to cripple British Trade Economy.
  • Resistance in Spain

    Resistance in Spain

    A revolution arose against Napoleon's rule of Spain, leading to the Peninsular War.
  • Invasion of Russia

    Invasion of Russia

    Known as one of the worst military campaigns as Napoleon's forces suffered extreme losses.
  • Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Napoleon looses the battle resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland.
  • Abdication

    Abdication

    After Napoleon failed at invading Moscow, he was abdicated from the throne.
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    Hundred Days

    The period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    Battle with French versus the British and Prussians. It was a decisive British/Prussian victory.