Napoleon Timeline

Italian Campaign (green)

Apr 20, 1792

This was a series of conflicts fought throughout Northern Italy. Napoleon was appointed to the French Army and he was supposed to invade Lombardy. In the end Napoleon was successful.

Egyptian Campaign (yellow)

Jul 1, 1798

This was Napoleons campaign in the Ottoman territories to defend French trade. This took place in Egypt and Syria. The French won the Battle of the Pyramids but eventually had to withdraw.

Banque de France (green)

Jan 18, 1800

This bank was founded by Napoleon in Paris. It is the central bank of Paris. Napoleon created it to help recover after the Revolutionary period. It helped to balance the economy in France.

Concordat of 1801 (yellow)

Jul 15, 1801

This was an agreement between Napoleon and the Pope. It affected the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France. It tried to bring together Revolutionaries and Catholics. But it was also in favor of the state.

Consul for life (green)

1802

Napoleon made himself First Consul for Life by a constitutional amendment. He made a new constitution. This was a big step before he became Emperor.

Napoleonic Code (yellow)

1804

It was made under the French Consulate. It was introduced by Jacques de Maleville and signed by Napoleon Bonaparte. This Code made mens authority over their family stronger and gave men equal rights under the law. But did not support women's individual rights.

Consulate (green)

1804

Napoleon became First Consul. The Consulate had made government in France more efficient and had got rid of most of class and privilege. This gave Napoleon more power.

Declared self emperor (green)

May 18, 1804

Napoleon had took the crown from the Pope and had crowned himself in Norge Dame de Paris. His coronation ceremony was on December 2 in the Norte Dame Cathedral. Napoleon had spread French Revolutionary ideas across Europe and other places in the world.

Battle of Trafalgar (Red)

Oct 21, 1805

Britain won the Battle of Trafalgar. The British fleet was led by Nelson. It was the British Royal Navy against the French and Spanish Navies during the Napoleonic Wars.

Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)

Aug 6, 1806

The last Holy Roman Emperor Francis ll stepped down from his throne. After a military defeat by the French Army lead by Napoleon. The Holy Roman Empire began to fall after the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon then reorganized most of the empire.

Continental System (red)

Nov 21, 1806

This was a blockade made by Napoleon. To prevent neutrals and French allies from trading with the British. This did not succeed because it led to smuggling.

Resistance in Spain (red)

Feb 16, 1808

This began the Peninsular War. Guerrilla warfare was used and also contributed heavily to Napoleon downfall. The British, Portuguese, and Spanish force were all allied and defeated Napoleon.

Invasion of Russia (red)

Jun 24, 1812

Napoleon invaded Russia from present-day Poland. I big component was the weather there was a lot of disease. The Russians had destroyed all of their crops so they had nothing to eat.

Battle of Nations at Leipzig (red)

Oct 16, 1813

This was one of the biggest battles of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon was defeated at this battle and the French were pushed back. This defeated what was left of the French power in Germany and Poland.

Hundred Days (red)

1815

This was the period between when Napoleon had came back to Paris after escaping from Elba and when Louis XVIII came to Paris. But at the end Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo.

Waterloo (red)

Jun 18, 1815

This battle ended the Napoleonic Wars. The Duke of Wellington defeats Napoleon in this battle. This prevented Napoleon from his effort to dominate Europe.

Abdication (yellow)

Jun 22, 1815

Napoleon abdicated for his son Napoleon II. This was after the battle of Waterloo. Napoleon came back to Paris. The defeat at Waterloo was not good. But giving the throne to his son was.