Napoleon Timeline

Birth of Napoleon

Aug 15, 1769

Napoleon was born on Corsica

Napoleon becomes officer in French artillery

Apr 1, 1792

Napoleon was made of First Lieutenant of Artillery

Napoleon becomes a General in the French Army

Dec 22, 1793

Napoleon was made a artillery general, leading to his rise to power

Napoleon becomes head of the French state, establishes the consulate

Nov 9, 1799

Napoleon forced the sitting directors to retire and created a stable government.

Concordat signed

Jul 15, 1801

Solidified the Catholic Church as the majority church of France

First Counsl for Life

Aug 2, 1802

Napoleon became First Counsl for Life

The Napoleonic Code

Mar 21, 1804

Allowed freedom of religion, forbade privileges based on birth, and said government positions should go to the most qualified.

Emporer of the French

May 18, 1804

Napoleon becomes Emporer of France

Battle of Trafalgar

Oct 21, 1805

Combined French and Spanish navies lost to the Royal Navy, which gave Britain control of the oceans

Continental System

Nov 21, 1806

Napoleon forced all his allies and neutrals were to stop trading with England

Campaign in Russia

Jun 24, 1812

Napoleon launched an invasion of Russia and lost a majority of his troops

Exiled to Elba

Apr 11, 1814

Napoleon was exiled to Elba on, only to return to France to begin the Hundred Days campaign.

Congress of Vienna

Sep 1, 1814

The Congress stripped France of most of its territory gained by Napoleon

Battle of Waterloo

Jun 18, 1815

Napoleon's last defeat to the Duke of Wellington

Exciled to St. Helena

Oct 15, 1815

Spent the remainder of his life on St. Helena

Napoleon dies

May 5, 1821

Napoleon dies on St. Helena