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Napoleon Timeline

  • Italian Campaign

    Italian Campaign
    Napoleon’s French army went on siege against the Austrians, Russia, and Italy in Northern Italy.
  • Egyptian Campaign

    Egyptian Campaign
    The Egyptian campaign was unsuccessful for the French after defeat to to Lord Nelson of the British Navy. However Napoleon made it appear that he had achieved victory.
  • Banque de France

    Banque de France
    Napoleon created the Banque de France to pay off and recover the serious amounts of money lost during the French Revolution.
  • Concordat of 1801

    Concordat of 1801
    It was an agreement between pope Pius VII and Napoleon to control and reform the Roman church in France.
  • Consul for Life

    Consul for Life
    Napoleon made himself first consul for life meaning that he would rule France one way or another for life.
  • Consulate

    Consulate
    Napoleon made himself the first console of France for life (ruler for life essentially).
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code
    It made the authority of men in families stronger while decreasing the rights of women and children. It also reintroduced slavery.
  • Declared self emperor

    Declared self emperor
    Napoleon declared himself as emperor and Catholic ruler of France in Notre Dame de Paris.
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval battle between Great Britain and the French and Spanish navies off the coast of Spain. It resulted in a British victory.
  • Abolished Holy Roman Empire

    Abolished Holy Roman Empire
    To gain more power over Germany, Napoleon established The Confederation of the Rhine to destroy the emperors’ position.
  • Continental System

    Continental System
    It was meant to cancel all trade, even with neutral countries. It also included France’s enemies as well.
  • Resistance in Spain

    Resistance in Spain
    When Napoleon invaded Spain, the Spanish citizens rose up with the help of Britain and Portugal against France.
  • Invasion of Russia

    Invasion of Russia
    Napoleon and his French army unsuccessfully tried to conquer Russia but was stopped at the battle of Borodino.
  • Battle of Nations at Leipzig

    Battle of Nations at Leipzig
    The Battle of Nations was a key loss for Napoleon because it destroyed the last of the French army in Germany and Poland.
  • Hundred Days

    Hundred Days
    It marked the days following Napoleons return from exile in Elba, and it marked the second restoration of King Louis XVIII to the throne of France.
  • Abdication

    Abdication
    Napoleon was banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba in the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
  • Waterloo

    Waterloo
    It concluded a war that had raged for 23 years, ended French attempts to dominate Europe, and destroyed Napoleon's imperial power forever.