Napoleon timeline

By Collh25
  • Italian campaign

    Italian campaign

    He was at a huge advantage in size. He attacked quickly and managed to force Piedmont to leave the war entirely. The Austrians eventually retreated making Napoleon win. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Egyptian campaign

    Egyptian campaign

    Napoleon proclaimed to defend French trade interests in the Ottoman territories of Egypt and Syria. He managed to sail past the British fleet to land in Egypt. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Banque de France

    Banque de France

    Napoleon created the banque to foster economic recovery after the revolutionary period. It helped the people of Rome get financially stable. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Concordat of 1801

    Concordat of 1801

    The Concordat of 1801 was an agreement between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII and is still in effect in Alsace-Lorraine. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Consulate

    Consulate

    Napoleon’s consolidation of power was what started his rise as the sole ruler of France as he grew power and popularity. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Consul for life

    Consul for life

    Napoleon proclaimed himself First Consul for Life securing a succession to rule for his son. He also took big steps in creating a new image for himself. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Napoleonic code

    Napoleonic code

    The Napoleonic Code made the authority of men over their families stronger and deprived women of any individual rights. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Declared self emperor

    Declared self emperor

    Napoleon crowned himself as emperor and it was a big power move to try to show the people of Rome that they would not be pushed around by them. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Battle of traflagar

    Battle of traflagar

    The Battle of Trafalgar was naval battle between British and the French troops. Napoleon loss greatly by the British 🔴🔴🔴
  • Abolishes Holy Roman Empire

    Abolishes Holy Roman Empire

    Austria's defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz in December 1805 led to the abolishing of the Holy Roman Empire but it returned later on. 🟡🟡🟡
  • Continental system

    Continental system

    The system was meant to prohibit trade with Britain. Napoleon sealed it off from Continental Europe and this led to Napoleons fall. 🟡🟡🟡
  • Resistance in Spain

    Resistance in Spain

    Most people in Spain rejected the French rule and they went into war. The war lasted until 1814 where Napoleon was defeated. 🔴🔴🔴
  • Invasion of Russia

    Invasion of Russia

    Russia lost more than 70,000 casualties in one day. The invasion successfully halted Napoleon's march across Europe. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden all came together to beat Napoleon in Germany. Napoleon was exiled to Elba shortly after. 🔴🔴🔴
  • Waterloo

    Waterloo

    The battle of Waterloo concluded a war that has raged for 23 years and destroyed Napoleons imperial power forever. 🔴🔴🔴
  • Abdication

    Abdication

    On June 24 the government proclaimed that Napoleon abdicated in favor of his son Napoleon II. This was the second time he was abdicated from the throne. 🟢🟢🟢
  • Hundred days

    Hundred days

    The Hundred Days marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris 🟢🟢🟢