Napoleon timeline By Ejax3422 Aug 15, 1769 napoleon is born on Corsica Mar 20, 1785 napoleons son napoleon 2 is born Oct 28, 1785 napoleon graduates from military academy Aug 14, 1791 Haitian rebellion against France Aug 28, 1793 napoleon forces the British out of Toulon Dec 22, 1793 Napoleon is made general 1795 Napoleon wrote a book called Clisson et Eugenie 1795 Credited to have said a picture is worth a thousand words No date Jan 8, 1796 Napoleon marries Josephine Jul 1, 1798 Napoleon invades Egypt Aug 20, 1799 The Rosetta Stone is discovers by Napoleons army Nov 10, 1799 napoleon is made first consul of France Jul 15, 1801 The Catholic Church is restored Apr 30, 1803 napoleon sells the U.S the Louisiana purchase Mar 21, 1804 the Napoleonic code is created Oct 21, 1805 The French fleet is destroyed at the battle of trafalgar Dec 2, 1805 Napoleon is crowned emperor Dec 2, 1805 Battle of austerlitz Apr 1, 1810 napoleon is remarried to Marie Louise Jun 24, 1812 Napoleon invades Russia May 30, 1814 napoleon is exiled to Elba Feb 26, 1815 napoleon escapes from Elba Mar 20, 1815 napoleon reclaims his thrown beginning the 100 days Jun 18, 1815 napoleon is defeated at Waterloo May 5, 1821 Napoleon dies