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Italian Campaign (green)
Napoleon fought Northern Italy in a series of conflicts. Green: France won and established the treaty of Campo Formio and the Treaty of Luneville all while gaining part of the Republic of Venice and other client states established in Italy. -
Egyptian Campaign (yellow)
Napoleon wanted to join forces with the ruler of India. He wanted to defend French trade interests and establish a scientific enterprise. Yellow: It was a military failure but a political success. He captured Cairo and did what he ultimately wanted to do. He won decisive battles and got ahead of Admiral Nelson politically. -
Banque de France (green)
Napoleon created the Bank of France to promote economic recovery in France. Green: It restored confidence in the economy in a recovering France from their revolution -
Concordat of 1801 (green)
An agreement between Napoleon and the Pope defining the status of the Roman Catholic Church. Green: It restored France’s ties with papacy and was in favor by the state. -
Consul for Life (green)
Napoleon declared himself First Consul for Life. He created a constitution for France. Green: He made government in France more efficient and had full power. He was able to lead France in his own image. -
Napoleonic Code (yellow)
Officially the civil code of the French. Made authorities of men over their families stronger. Yellow: The code is still in place today so its working for the people of France, but women were most likely not very happy because the code stripped them of all their rights giving men full control. -
Consulate (green)
Napoleon really established himself as the head of France’s centralized republican government. Green: The consulate had full power, and elections were ended. Napoleon got the position of First Consul and obtained near dictatorial powers. The Consulate made government in France more efficient and got rid of most of the remnants of class and privilege. -
Declared Self Emperor (green)
He crowned himself and Empress Josephine at their crowning ceremony by taking the crown from the Pope. Green: He crowned himself and Empress Josephine and asserted his power but this most likely offended the Pope. This allowed him to create a dynasty -
Battle of Trafalgar (yellow)
Naval battle between the British Royal Navy and the French and Spanish navies. Yellow: It was more of a victory for the British. They established naval dominance for the next 100 years and destroyed Napoleon’s plans to invade England. The only reason I say yellow is because the French lost the battle but the British lost more soldiers -
Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)
Napoleon fights the Holy Roman Empire because the Hapsburg empire thought he would try to take the title of Holy Roman Empire. Green: He abolished the Holy Roman Empire after it had stood for 1,000+ years in his attempt to take over Europe. -
Continental System (red)
A blockade in an attempt stop British trade and transports. Red: It was for the most part ineffective and lead to his downfall. -
Resistance in Spain (green)
Napoleon attempted to occupy parts of Portugal and this lead to the Peninsular war. Green: Napoleon’s brother took over as king of Spain. -
Invasion in Russia (red)
He invaded Russia in the summer but it eventually turned to winter and his soldiers weren’t prepared for it. He eventually retreated back to France. Red: He invaded Russia with what was believed to be 600,000 men and returned to France with only 10,000. -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig (red)
After nine hours of assaults the French were pushed back and never made any positive progress. Red: decisive defeat for Napoleon. Lost territory East of the Rhine -
Hundred Days (red)
Marked the return of Napoleon from exile. Led to battle of Waterloo Red: Led to the battle of Waterloo where Louis XVIII was put into power -
Waterloo (red)
Napoleon’s 72,000 troops took on 100,000 troops led by the Duke of Wellington, aided by Prussia, who defeated Napoleon for the final time. Red: Marked the “final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.” He was exiled for the final time. -
Abdication (red)
Napoleon was forced to renounce the throne and any heirs that were to follow. Red: Napoleon had to give up his life-long mission of what can be assumed as domination in Europe.