Napoleon Timeline

Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte

Aug 15, 1769

Nepoleon was born.

Napoleon becomes an Artillery Lieutenant

Aug 5, 1785

Started his military carrer

Becomes a General in the French Army

Oct 25, 1795

Established main part in the french government

Nov 9, 1799

took over france

Napoleon named himself emperor of the French

May 18, 1801

Signed the Condordat

Jul 15, 1801

SIgned Codordat

First consul for life

Aug 17, 1802

Created the Napoleonic Code which provided privileges based on birth allowed freedom of religion and specified that government jobs belong to the most qualified

Jun 11, 1804

Trafalgar

Oct 12, 1805

Major loss for the French

Act that paralyzed great britain

Nov 21, 1806

Campaign in Russia

Jun 24, 1812

Invaded Russia

Battle of Elba

Mar 12, 1815

Major naval defeat

Congress of Vienna

Jun 12, 1815

Negotiations in france

Battle of waterloo

Jul 17, 1815

One of his only military defeats

Exiled to St. Helena

Jun 8, 1840

Napoleon died

May 21, 1841