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Napoleon's Birth
He was born in Corsica -
Becoming an Officer in the French Army
Drove British forces out of Toulon, won many victories from Austria, captured most of northern Italy and forced Hapsburg emperor to make peace -
Military Campaign in Egypt and Syria
Led an expedition and it ended up being a disaster, Napoleon hid these losses from the people who looked up to him back in France. -
Coup d'état
Napoleon overthrew the government. -
Napoleon's Coronation
Invited the pope to preside over his coronation in Paris. Napoleon took the crown from the Pope's hands and put the crown on his own head. He owned the throne his throne to only himself -
The Battle of Trafalgar
Fought off the southwest coast of Spain, France lost to Britain. -
Joseph Bonaparte Becomes King of Spain
Napoleon’s brother, Napoleon gave him the crown. (Date is wrong) -
The Battle of Wagram
The battle consisted of 154,000 French troops fought on the Marchfield, which was a plain located in Vienna on the northeast side. The war happened when Austria was forced to sign an armistice, was was an agreement for both sides in the battle to terminate the fighting. -
The Battle of the Nations
The Battle of the Nations was fought for three days straight in the year of 1813 during October. Sweden, Austria, Prussia, and Russia fought in this battle. It became the largest battle in Europe before World War I occurred because around 600,000 soldiers were involved. Both Italian and Polish troops were fighting in the army with Napoleon. -
Napoleon’s exile to Elba
Napoleon renounced the throne and is banished to the island of Elba in the Mediterranean. This was such a shock because he was one of the greatest military leaders in history. -
Invasion of Russia
Napoleon attempted to invade Russia but the Russians had retreated further and further into Russia, thus weakening Napoleon’s army. -
Napoleonic Code
New code of laws among Napoleon’s lasting reforms. Embodied Enlightenment principles, religious toleration, and abolition of feudalism. However, women could not exercise the rights of citizenship and male heads of households got complete authority over their wives and children. Napoleon valued order and authority more than individual rights -
The Grand Empire
This was France’s empire that were ruled by both Napoleon's close friends and family. The three parts of the empire were the French empire, the allied states, and the dependent states.
