Napoleon Timeline

  • Italian Campaign

    Italian Campaign
    Helped end the French Revolutionary Wars and helped take control over French armies. (Green)
  • Egyptian Campaign

    Egyptian Campaign
    Napoleon sailed to Egypt and right away won battles. (Green)
  • Consulate

    Consulate
    Napoleon proclaimed himself first consul and did away with the elected assembly. (Green)
  • Banque de France

    Banque de France
    Restore confidence in French banking system after financial issues during the Revolution. (Green)
  • Concordat of 1801

    Concordat of 1801
    Agreement between Napoleon, papal, and the clergy representatives ending breech caused by church reforms. (Green)
  • Consul for Life

    Consul for Life
    Oath- Liberty, equality, fraternity a new constitution of his own devising legislated a succession to rule for his son. (Green)
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code
    Reformed the French legal code to reflect the principles of the French Revolution. Created one civil law code for France. (Yellow)
  • Declared self Emperor

    Declared self Emperor
    This was a symbolic thing for Napoleon because it showed everyone his power and control. Also made it look like he was at the top instead of the pope who would put the crown on him. (Green)
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    Britain got the victory instead of Napoleon so that ensured he would not invade again. Naval engagement between British Royal Navy and combined fleets of French and Spanish. (Red)
  • Abolished Holy Roman Empire

    Abolished Holy Roman Empire
    Austria’s defeat at Battle of Austerlitz and if he didn’t abolish the Holy Roman Empire then he couldn’t get his imperial title. (Yellow)
  • Continental system

    Continental system
    Blockade designed to paralyze Great Britain. French allies could not trade with British. Napoleon did not have a superior Navy. (Red)
  • Resistance in Spain

    Resistance in Spain
    Spain said no to Napoleons offer about invading Poland so Napoleon ended up invading both Spain and Poland. It lasted until the 6th coalition and defeated Napoleon. (Red)
  • Invasion of Russia

    Invasion of Russia
    Took 422,000 men into Russia in July Russia avoided Napoleon and got him and his army stuck in the winter they had not food, water, warmth, or good clothing along with shelter. He looses a lot of troops. (Red)
  • Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Battle of Nations at Leipzig
    Napoleon fought a lot of defensive battles and did not have a strong enough army. (Red)
  • Abdication

    Abdication
    People want Napoleon to give up his power but his son was only three and couldn’t take the throne so he stayed in his power until they gave him 2,000,000 francs to leave so he did and Louis XVIII took the throne. (Yellow)
  • Hundred days

    Hundred days
    Napoleon got his power taken away from him and he was sent away and got paid to do so then at the 7th coalition Napoleon escapes from Elba reached Paris. (Green)
  • Waterloo

    Waterloo
    Napoleon escaped from exile and returned to power he jumped right into a battle hoping for a victory but ended up with the complete opposite. (Red)