The age of Napoleon

Italian campaign(green)

Apr 20, 1792

The French army of Italy under Napoleon invaded Italy with aims of forcing the first coalition to abandon Sardinia . Napoleon conquered most of Italy in the names of the French Revolution.

Egyptian campaign

Jul 1, 1798

Despite the fact that the military Campaign was a failure, when the French Fleet was destroyed by Lord Nelson and the British .
the Egyptian Campaign acquired legendary status.

Banque de France (green)

Jan 18, 1800

This fostered the economic recovery after the strong recession of the revolutionary period.

Concordat of 1801

Jul 15, 1801

This was an agreement between Napoleon and the pope in both Rome and Paris. This defined the status of the Roman Catholic Church in France and ending the breach caused by the church reforms.

Consul for life (green).

Aug 2, 1802

Consul for life (green)
Napoleon proclaimed himself first consul for life. A new constitution of his own devising legislated a succession.

Napoleonic code (yellow)

Mar 31, 1804

Recognized the principles of civil liberty, equality before law and the right to property was given. It also undid reforms of the revolution specially for women.

Consulate

May 18, 1804

The consulate had full power of the elections, Napoleon assumed the position as first council. The consulate made France more efficient and abolished most of the remnants of class privilege.

Declared himself emperor (green)

Dec 2, 1804

Napoleon crowned himself emperor war the dame de Paris
Snatched the crown from the pope and crowned himself. War was waged against various coalitions in Europe nations
And expanded his empire.

Battle of trafalgar(red)

Oct 21, 1805

Red.
This was a battle of sea supremacy the British believed that the Franco fleet combined with napoleons hindered their security and dominance of the sea.

Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)

Aug 6, 1806

The empire was dissolved when the lay holy emperor Francis the I of Austria abdicated following a military defeat.

Continental system (yellow)

Dec 17, 1807

The blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through destruction of British commerce. Following this accounts Britain followed with its own blockade of Europe ports.

Resistance in Spain (red)

May 2, 1808

Spanish people rose up against the French in Madrid killing 150 soldiers by knight fall. The French retaliated by killing thousands of Spaniards.
It was the start of a brutal war, marked by savagery on both sides.

Invasion of Russia

Jun 24, 1812

Napoleon crossed the neman river invading Russia from present day Russia. This led to Russians practicing scorch and burn policy to destroy all their crops and live stock so the French army had nothing to eat.

Hundred days(red)

Mar 20, 1815

Napoleon marched. Into Paris with his supporters escaping from his exile in Elba. This ensured the abdication and subsequently ensured the restoration of Louis to the French throne

Waterloo(red)

Jun 18, 1815

Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the duke of Wellington. This brought the end of the Napoleonic era,
And one of the greatest military strategists.

Abdication (red)

Jun 22, 1815

After unsuccessfully invaded russia in broad European alliances against him. Napoleon was forced to renounce his heirs to claim any future throne in France.