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Italian Campaign 🟢
1796-1797
During this campaign, Napoleon conquered most of Northern Italy for France. He managed to open Piedmont and force them on a retreat to win. -
Egyptian Campaign 🟡
Napoleon was defeated by the British navy and abandoned his troops in Egypt. He went home to France and told everyone they won. One positive out of it was that France came into possession of the Rosetta Stone. -
Consulate 🟢
Napoleon played as the First Consul of France and reformed the educational system in France and developed the Napoleonic Code. He also negotiated the Concordat of 1801. -
Banque de France 🟢
Napoleon created the Banque de France and had economic recovery after the revolutionary period. Slowly, the economy revived from it and the bank lasted to present day. It was a huge success. -
Concordat of 1801 🟡
Since Napoleon wanted to heal the divisions with the Catholic Church but his intent was to use the clergy to prop up his regime. Pope Pius VII renounced this act, and Napoleon put him under house arrest. -
Consul for Life 🟢
3 years after announcing himself as First Consul, he changes it to "Consul for Life". -
Napoleonic Code 🟡
The Napoleonic Code was reform on the French legal code. It created one civil law code for France and it swept across Europe. The code did undo some of the rights for women though. -
Declared self emporer 🟢
Two years after he renamed himself "Consul for Life", he changed it to "Emperor". He keeps that name until he abdicated. -
Battle of Trafalgar 🔴
Battle between France and Britain, after Napoleon and his troops tried to conquer Europe.
The French Navy was defeated and though killing Lord Nelson in the process, it established British naval supremacy and destroyed Napoleon’s plans to invade England. -
Continental System 🔴
Berlin Decrees, 4th coalition was created.
This banned British ships in European ports, which led to the UK and its allies banning trades with France. Napoleon proclaimed any ship stopping in Britain would be seized when it entered the continent. This led to the war of 1812. -
Abolished Holy Roman Empire 🟢
Because Napoleon wanted to abolish the Holy Roman Empire and increase his control over Germany, he replaced it with the Confederation of the Rhine, which was a success. -
Resistance in Spain 🔴
Napoleon stationed 100,000 troops in Madrid and on May 2, 1808, the Spanish rose up in rebellion. The next day, French troops fire on the crowd and British troops started helping Spain. After 5 years, France lost control of Spain. -
Invasion of Russia 🟡
Napoleon sent his armies to Russia hoping to force Tsar Alexander I to stop trading with Britain. Occupied Moscow, but it was abandoned. -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig 🔴
France and its allies and satellite nations against Prussia, Russia, Austria, and Sweden. Napoleon lost this battle due to the disorganization and underestimating his opponents. -
Hundred Days 🔴
March 20, 1815 - July 8, 1815
Also known as the War of the Seventh Coalition, it was ended by the horrible defeat of Waterloo in June. -
Waterloo 🔴
Known as the worst defeat that Napoleon had ever gone through, it forced his abdication and ensured the restoring of Louis in the French throne. -
Abdication 🟢
On June 22, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated and Louis XVIII took over the throne. He lived the rest of his days on Saint Helena, a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean. After abdicating, many French lifestyles were restored.