Timeline: Napoleon Timeline

Aug 15, 1769

Napoleon Is Born

Jan 1, 1795

Napoleon becomes a general in the French army

Period: Jan 1, 1798 to Jan 1, 1801

Military Campaign

Nov 10, 1799

Coup d'etat

Coup d’eat Napoleon and others overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and this event ended the french revolution

Mar 21, 1804

Napoleonic code

Napoleonic code is the French civil code established under Napoleon.

Oct 21, 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain. October 21, 1805

Jan 1, 1807

Joseph Bonaparte becomes king of spain

Napoleon invaded Spain, replacing Charles IV with Joseph Bonaparte.

Period: Jan 1, 1807 to Jan 1, 1812

Grand Empire

Napoleon's grand empire consisted of the french empire, dependent states, and and allied states.

Jan 1, 1809

Battle Wagram

Austrians sought revenge and fought the french in the the Battle of Wagram but Napoleon won the war.

Jun 24, 1812

Invasion of Russia

When Napoleon's Grande Armée crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. June 24, 1812

Jan 1, 1813

Battle of the Nations

The disaster in Russia brought a new alliance of Russia, Britain, Austria, and Prussia against a weakened France.

Jan 1, 1814

Napoleon is Exiled to Elba

Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba

Jan 1, 1815

Napoleon Exiled to St. Helena

After his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, Napoleon retreated to Paris where he was forced to renounce his throne. The European powers exiled him to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean.