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Napoleon is born
He was born on the French island of Cobsica. His family was minor nobles who had little money. By the age of 9 he was sent to France to train for a military career -
Start of the French Revolution
The storming of bastile took place on July 14, 1789 and that showed that people were really serious about revolting. This was the first major revolt that caused serious damage. The government was poor and in debt. The 3rd estate had unfair rights and paid all the taxed. The king was not doing a good job and did nothing to change the economy. These things and some others are what lead up to the storming of bastille. -
The Egyptain campaign( a timespan event)
Napoleon's Egyptain campaign was a failure. He made sure that no one heard about it. He did this by making a network of spies. -
The Reign of Terror(a timespan event)
a period of violence that occurred after the onset of the French Revolution. There was conflict between the two political factions the Jacobins and Girondins. -
Battle of Toulon
He drove British forces out of the French port of Toulon. -
18 Brumaire coup
The 18 brumaire brought general Napoleon to be made First consul and the French Revolution has ended. The Coup d'etat overthrew the Directory and replaced it. The French Consulate replaced it. -
First Consul for Life( Plebiscite)
Napoleon was made First Consul for life. He had a plebiscite or a vote from the people of France. They all voted for him because he had been right so far on his decisions. A Plebiscite is a ballot in which voters say yes or no on an issue -
Napoleonic Code
A set of rules/codes and it embodied Enlightenment principles such as the equality of all citizens before the law, relived religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism. -
Napoleons Coronation
It was a parade/festival/ceremony for Napoleon to be crowned as Emperor of France. The citizens of France approved of this because Napoleon held plebiscites to each step of power. Most people viewed it as a showing of power. -
Battle of Trafalgar
A naval battle fought by the Royal navy against the allied French and Spanish navy. The Franco-Spanish fleet lost 22 ships and the British lost 0. -
Battle of Austerlitz
It was one of Napoleons Greatest victories. The French Empire crushed the Third Coalition. The battle was a tactical masterpiece led by Emperor Napoleon. The French victory at Austerlitz effectively brought the Third Coalition to an end. -
Continental System( Timespan)
The British put up a naval blockade of the French coasts. Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree. It left a harsh impact on the British trade. -
Peninsular War (timespan)
It started when there was a military conflict between France and Spain. They both were fighting for the Iberian Peninsula. Napoleon was defeated in 1814. -
Battle of Leipzig
fought by the coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria and Sweden against the French army of Napoleon. Napoleon was defeated. -
Exile to Elba
French emperor Napoleon I was exiled to Elba after his forced abdication in 1814 and arrived at Portoferraio on May 3, 1814 to begin his exile there. -
Invasion of Russia (timespan)
Napoleon continued his pursuit of world domination and invaded Russia. Napoleon assembled a army of 20 nations known as the Grand Army. He invaded Russia and the Russians to avoid Napoleon retreated eastward, burning crops and villages as they went. -
Hundred Days (timespan)
The period between when Napoleons returns from exile on Elba and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. -
Battle of Waterloo
The imperial French army was being lead by Napoleon and he was defeated by the the armies of the Seventh Coalition. His defeat marked the 100 days of his return from exile and ended his rule as Emperor. Napoleon was exiled to st Helena. -
Exile to St Helena
The British government exiled Napoleon to the island of St Helena. He built a permanent home for himself there. The island was heavily protected by Naval Ships and with British Troops on the island. -
Death
Napoleon died in 1821 but his legend lived on.
Many people questioned whether he was a traitor to the revolution or not. He made many helpful changes to the revolution with the Napoleonic code. But he failed to make a French empire. -
Retreat from Moscow
The Russians burned everything behind them as they retreated deeper and deeper into Russia. When Napoleon got to Moscow he expected to find supplies but instead found most of the population gone. Napoleon and his army waited for a surrender that never came and then Napoleon ordered his crew to retreat before they starved to death in the winter.
