Napoleon Timeline

  • Italian Campaign (Green)

    Italian Campaign (Green)
    Napoleon led his troops into Italy to annex it and succeeded.
  • Egyptian Campaign (Red)

    Egyptian Campaign (Red)
    Napoleon was in charge of French campaign in Egypt to try and secure trade and drive the British out but ended with French withdrawal.
  • Banque de France (Green)

    Banque de France (Green)
    Napoleon founded the Banque de France to foster and recover the French economy.
  • Concordat of 1801 (Green)

    Concordat of 1801 (Green)
    Napoleon wants to heal the division between Catholic Church and the average Frenchmen by settling the dispute of the church lands. Napoleon got what he want out of it without much of a cost.
  • Napoleon declares himself Consul for life (Green)

    Napoleon declares himself Consul for life (Green)
    Napoleon declares himself Consul for life and gains more power.
  • Napoleonic Code (Yellow)

    Napoleonic Code (Yellow)
    Created laws that creates equality for the citizens, a promotion based on skill, and religious tolerance but undid the social reform women got during the Revolution
  • The Consulate gets overthrown (Green)

    The Consulate gets overthrown (Green)
    Napoleon over throws the Consulate in a coup d'Etat and establish a new government.
  • Napoleon declares himself emperor (Green)

    Napoleon declares himself emperor (Green)
    Napoleon set up a coronation where he becomes emperor of France, but when the pope comes, Napoleon placed the crown on himself to declare that he is the most powerful of all. While this was expensive and unnecessary, this event showcased his supreme power over all.
  • Battle of Trafalgar (Red)

    Battle of Trafalgar (Red)
    A naval battle between the British and French on the coast of Spain where Horatio Nelson of the British Navy decisively defeats the French fleet
  • Abolishment of the Holy Roman Empire (Green)

    Abolishment of the Holy Roman Empire (Green)
    Napoleon abolished the Holy Roman Empire and gained territories.
  • The Continental System (Yellow)

    The Continental System (Yellow)
    A blockade issued by Napoleon in which the European continent is blockaded from the Great Britain as a way to financially attack them. It didn’t work that well as the European countries started to suffer from the lack of trade and supplies.
  • Resistance in Spain (Red)

    Resistance in Spain (Red)
    Portugal didn’t join in on the Continental System and France wanted Spain to join in with them to deal with them. Spain refused so France invade both Spain and Portugal. The Spanish rebelled but French troops fired on the crowd the day after.
  • Napoleon invades Russia (Red)

    Napoleon invades Russia (Red)
    Napoleon invades Russia but ran out of supplies as the Russian armies destroyed the crop and houses and the supply line was very long. The French reached Moscow but has to retreat as they were out of supplies only to get attacked multiple time while doing so.
  • Battle of Leipzig (Red)

    Battle of Leipzig (Red)
    A battle taking place in Leipzig after his failed invasion and retreat from Russia. He wasn’t able to defeat the Austrian, Prussian, Russian, Swedish army and had to retreat.
  • Hundred days (Yellow)

    Hundred days (Yellow)
    The time of Napoleon’s return from exile on Elba which leads to his final battle at Waterloo.
  • Battle of Waterloo (Red)

    Battle of Waterloo (Red)
    Napoleon’s final battle where he lost. He is put in exile afterwards.
  • Napoleon abdicates (Red)

    Napoleon abdicates (Red)
    After his lost at Waterloo, Napoleon is forced to abdicate and be exiled from France to St. Helena island.