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Napoleonic Era

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    Italian Campaign

    Invasion of Italy by France, started under revolutionary era
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    Egyptian Campaign

    Invasion of Ottoman-held territories in Egypt and the Levant, eventually won by the Ottomans with British help
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    French Consulate

    The republican era of Napoleon’s rule, where he had the title of First Consul
  • Founding of the Bank of France

    Founding of the Bank of France

    The Banque de France (which is still France’s central banking institution) was founded by Napoleon and initially governed by prominent bankers who supported him and the earlier revolution
  • Concordat of 1801

    Concordat of 1801

    Reinstated the Catholic Church’s special status and some of it’s powers, meant to end hostility between post-revolutionary France and the Vatican
  • Napoleon declared First Consul for life

    Napoleon declared First Consul for life

    Consolidation of Napoleon’s republican title of First Consul into a more centralized and now lifelong position
  • Napoleonic Code enacted

    Napoleonic Code enacted

    The enactment of the Civil Code of The French, a civil law system still in (amended) effect today
  • Coronation of Napoleon

    Coronation of Napoleon

    The coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte as a monarch, titled emperor
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

    French and Spanish ships linked to secure the English Channel to prepare for an eventual invasion on British soil, decisive victory for the British
  • Dissolution of the HRE

    Dissolution of the HRE

    The end of the centuries old Holy Roman Empire after defeat in favor of Napoleon’s France, decision made by Francis II when he abdicated in fear of future conflict with Napoleon
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    Continental System

    Napoleon’s attempt at economically isolating Britain through embargoes and war
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    Spanish Resistance/War of Independence

    The campaign of resistance, both civilian and military, waged in Spain against the occupying French armies
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    Invasion of Russia

    Napoleon’s invasion of Russia, a former ally, in an attempt to stop them from trading with Great Britain
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    Battle of Leipzig

    Battle between Napoleonic and Coalition forces, decisive defeat for Napoleon, led to loss of war and eventual exile
  • First Abdication

    First Abdication

    Defeated in the war of the Sixth Coalition, exiled to the island of Elba and later escaped and overthrew the French government
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    Hundred Days War

    War between France and the Coalition, meant to defeat Napoleon once and for all after his return
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    Ended the War of The Seventh Coalition, which was fought to suppress Napoleon’s seizure of power after Elba, and Napoleon’s last defeat
  • Second Abdication

    Second Abdication

    Napoleon’s exile to Saint Helena in the Atlantic following defeat in the Seventh Coalition
  • Death of Napoleon Bonaparte

    Death of Napoleon Bonaparte