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The Age of Napoleon

By chanb
  • Napoleon is born

    Napoleon is born
    He was born in Corsica, a French-ruled island in the Mediterranean.
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    Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign

    The campaign in Egypt was very unsuccessful and Napoleon kept this secret from the people back in France by establishing spies and censoring the press.
  • Start of the French Revolution

    Start of the French Revolution
    When the French Revolution began, Napoleon was a 20 year old lieutenant.
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    Reign of Terror

    During the Reign of Terror, King Louis XVI was executed. The Committee of Public Safety took over the National Convention. During all of this, Napoleon was becoming famous and he took over Toulon from the English
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    Battle of Toulon

    This battle occured because of revolts against the Revolution
  • 18 Brumaire Coup

    18 Brumaire Coup
    This was when Napoleon was named first Consul of France. It ended the French Revolution.
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code
    It was a code that forbade privleges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs go to the most qualified.
  • Napoleon's Coronation

    Napoleon's Coronation
    Napoleon was named the Emperor of France
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    It was a Naval Engagement between the French and Spanish Navies that was the most desicive naval victory of the war.
  • Battle of Austerlitz

    Battle of Austerlitz
    This was one of Napoleons greatest victories. He defeated the Russian army under rule of Tsar Alexander I. This battle took place near Austerlitz, and the battle ended the Third Colition.
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    Continental System

    It was the foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggles against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland during the Napoleonic Wars.
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    Peninsular War

    It was a war against the allied forces of Spain, United Kingdom, and Portugal. The war started when France and Spain invaded Portugal, but then France turned on Spain.
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    Invasion of Russia

    He got soliders from 20 nations and invaded Russia because Tsar Alexander wasn't happy with the economic effects.
  • Retreat from Moscow

    Retreat from Moscow
    When the French invaded Russia, the Russians fled away from where the French were invading. As they fled, they burned all of the shelter and crops so that the French had no where to stay and couldn't feed the troops and horses. The French suffered and later retreated from Moscow.
  • Battle of Leipzig

    The battle was Russia, Prussia
  • Battle of Leipzig

    Battle of Leipzig
    The battle was Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden, against Napoleon and his French Army. They defeated Napoleon the first time, and he came back the second time trying his best to win. The allies kept their momentum and they beat Napoleon and he was forced into exile that spring.
  • Exile into Elba

    Exile into Elba
    He was forced into exile after being defeated in the Battle of Leipzig. He was allowed to maitain his title of Emperor, and he tried to escape exile and return to power.
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    Hundered Days

    This marked the period between Emporer Napoleon's return from exile from Elba, to the restoration of King Louis XVIII. This ended the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    The defeat at Waterloo marked the end of the Hundered Days in his return from Exile. It also ended his rule of being the Emperor of France.
  • Exile to St. Helena

    Exile to St. Helena
    In his exile to St. Helena, an island off of South Africa.
  • Death

    Death
    When he was sent into exile, his health began to rapidly fail, and they believe the death of Napoleon was stomach cancer.