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Napoleon was appointed to command the French Army of Italy in March 1796. His orders were to invade northern Italy and occupy Lombardy, a move that the French Directory believed would force the Austrians to move troops south from the Rhine front. -
The French campaign in Egypt and Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria, proclaimed to defend French trade interests, to establish scientific enterprise. -
The Consulate was the top-level Government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of 18 Brumaire. By extension, the term The Consulate also refers to this period of French history.
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The Bank of France, headquartered in Paris, is the central bank of France. It began as a private institution for managing state debts and issuing notes. -
The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII, signed on 15 July 1801 in Paris. It remained in effect until 1905. -
Napoleon proclaimed himself First Consul for Life. A new constitution of his own devising legislated a succession to rule for his son and he had taken the major steps in creating a new regime in his own I
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The Napoleonic Code was the official Civil Code established under the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force, although frequently amended. It was drafted by a commission of four eminent jurists. -
Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. Napoleon symbolically showed that he would not be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than himself. -
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval campaign between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle was to witness both the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's plans to invade Britain, and the death of Admiral Lord Nelson. -
A formal dissolution of the empire was perceived as necessary, as it would prevent Napoleon from acquiring the imperial title. -
The Continental System is the blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce. The decrees of Berlin and Milan proclaimed a blockade: neutrals and French allies were not to trade with the British. -
The citizens of Madrid revolted against the French occupation, but they were quashed and many were killed. In addition to Napoleon's usurpation of the king and royal family, the central and provincial governmental structures of the Spanish Peninsula broke down. -
The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian Campaign, the Second Polish War, the Second Polish Campaign, the Patriotic War of 1812, and the War of 1812, was begun by Napoleon to force Russia back into the Continental blockade of the United Kingdom.
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The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of the Nations, was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813 at Leipzig, Saxony. It was a decisive defeat for Napoleon, resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland
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Hundred Days, French Cent Jours, in French history, period between Napoleon arriving in Paris after escaping from exile on Elba and of the return of Louis XVIII to Paris.
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The Battle of Waterloo was a conflict during the Hundred Days, the period from Napoleon's escape from exile to the return of Louis XVIII. -
Napoleon abdicated in favour of his son Napoleon II. The Provisional Government proclaimed the fact to the French nation and the world.