Napoleon Timeline

Italian Campaign (red)

Apr 2, 1796

Napoleon took his army to Italy to isolate the Austrians from the piedmonts. His attempt failed because the French was outnumbered by the Italians.

Egyptian Campaign (red)

Jul 1, 1798

Napoleon wanted to disrupt the trade between England and India. Since the Egyptian campaign was a failure, Napoleon decided to hide his loss from his admirers in France.

Consulate (green)

Nov 10, 1799

This was formed from the fall of the Directory in the coup of its Brumaire.

Banque de France (yellow)

Jan 18, 1800

Napoleon created Banque de France to fasten the economic recovery. Although this quickened France’s economic recovery, the bank did not last long.

Concordat of 1801 (green)

Jul 15, 1801

This was an agreement between Napoleon and the pope. This was to bring back catholism to France. Although this was only for Napoleon’s image.

Napoleon made Himself Consul for Life (green)

Aug 2, 1802

This constitution made himself legislated to rule his own son. This gave Napoleon great power.

Napoleonic Code (yellow)

Mar 21, 1804

It had many enlightenment principles like equality for all, religious tolerance, and the abolition of feudalism. Although there were many down falls like, women lost a lot of newly gained rights of citizenship, Male heads of households
gained complete authority over their wives and children .

Napoleon Declared Himself Emperor (green)

Dec 2, 1804

Napoleon wanted to crown himself to show his overwhelming power to the public, but the public was not impressed. Most French lives were not changed by him crowning himself. But Napoleon also opened many jobs for people.

Battle of Trafalgar (red)

Oct 21, 1805

Trafalgar had established British supremacy for over 100 years. When Napoleon tried to invade, the British quickly shut him down.

Napoleon Abolished the Holy Roman Empire (green)

Aug 6, 1806

Although the holy Roman empire lasted for over 1000 years, Napoleon quickly put an end to it. This wasn’t successful for the French because Napoleon conquered Rome.

Continental System (red)

Nov 21, 1806

This was designed to keep the British out of Europe, and to keep the French away from England. Since Napoleon wanted to conquer England, this was unsuccessful, because he could not.

Resistance in Spain (green)

May 2, 1808

Napoleon conquered Spain, which was the beginning of wars to come. Since Napoleon gained Spain, this was seen as a French win.

Invasion of Russia (yellow)

Jun 24, 1812

Napoleon invaded Russia to try to force Tsar Alexander the first to stop trading with England. this was neither a win, or lose for France, because Russia did not stop trading with England, but napoleons army did not suffer either.

Battle of Nations at Leipzig (red)

Oct 16, 1813

In Germany and Poland, the battle severely damaged the French powers. This was a loss for the French, because they lost power in Germany and Poland.

Hundred Days (red)

May 20, 1815

This was various attacks by allied troops. The hundred days led to a defeat of the German army. This was a loss for the French because there was a lot of suffering and wasted time in France.

Battle of Waterloo (red)

Jun 18, 1815

Napoleon commanded the French Army and lost. Although the French population did not know it at the time, this was a loss for them, because Napoleon was defeated by two armies of the seventh coaistion.

Abdication (green)

Jun 22, 1815

Napoleon abdicated in 1815 for his son to take throne. This was a win for France because Napoleon’s son granted peace to France.