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Italian Campaign (green)
Napoleon captured most of northern Italy and forced the Hapsburg emperor to make peace. Napoleon wins and is commander of the army in Italy. -
Egyptian Campaign (red)
Napoleon hoped to disrupt British trade with India, so he led an expedition to Egypt. Napoleon managed to hide stories of the worst losses from his admirers in France. -
Consulate (green)
A three-man governing board. Napoleon overthrew the weak Directory to set up the Consulate. -
Banque de France (green)
The Bank of France was a private institution for managing state debts and issuing notes. It is responsible for the accounts of the French government. Napoleon created it to foster economic recovery after the strong recession of the revolutionary period. -
Concordat of 1801 (green)
Napoleon made peace with the Catholic Church with this. The Concordat kept the Church under state control but recognized religious freedom for Catholics. Catholics welcomed this. -
Consul for life (green)
A constitution of his own to create a succession to rule for his son. He took extra steps to create this, although he didn't have any children. -
Napoleonic Code (yellow)
The Napoleonic Code embodied Enlightenment principles such as the equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism. It also undid some reforms from the French revolution, such as women losing their newly gained rights and they could not exercise the rights of citizenship. Males now had complete authority over their wives and children. -
Declared self emperor (green)
Napoleon had acquired enough power, so he was bound to be crowned Emperor of the French. He invited the pope to preside over his coronation, however Napoleon took the crown from the pope's hands and crowned himself emperor. This showed that Napoleon owed his throne to no one but himself. -
Continental System (red)
The Continental System waged economic warfare and closed European ports to British goods. Napoleon wanted to strike at Britain's commerce to bring them down. Britain then responded with its own blockade of European ports. In the end, the Continental System failed to bring Britain to its knees. -
Battle of Trafalgar (red)
Napoleon was prepared to invade England, however at the Battle of Trafalgar, British Admiral Horatio Nelson smashed the French fleet. Britain won this battle. -
Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)
The abolition of the Holy Roman Empire would eventually help in creating a new Germany. -
Resistance in Spain (red)
Napoleon introduced new and foreigns reforms to the Spaniards. These reforms sought to undermine the Spanish Catholic Church. The French responded with violence when the Spaniards resisted, so then the Spaniards attacked French soldiers troops or supply trains. These soldiers were then tied down in Spain while Napoleon needed them elsewhere. -
Invasion of Russia (yellow)
Napoleon with 600,000 soldiers and 50,000 horses, invaded Russia. The Russians avoided battle and retreated eastward, but burned crops and villages as they went. Napoleon entered Moscow, however the French would be left hungry and cold as winter came along. -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig (red)
Russia, Britain, Austria, and Prussia formed a new alliance against a weakened France. They then defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Nations at Leipzig. -
Abdication (yellow)
Napoleon stepped down from power and was exiled to Elba, and Louis XVIII was recognized as king of France. The people did not like the king, and their loyalty to Napoleon was rekindled. Napoleon escaped his exile and returned to France proudly. He then entered Paris in March of 1815. -
Hundred Days (red)
Marked the period between Napoleon's return from exile on the island of Elba to Paris and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII. The Hundred Days ended at the Battle of Waterloo when Napoleon was defeated. -
Waterloo (red)
Opposing armies met near the town of Waterloo in Belgium. British forces under the Duke of Wellington and a Prussian army commanded by general Blücher crushed the French in an agonizing day-long battle. Napoleon was forced to abdicate again and was exiled to St. Helena, from where he would not return.
