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Italian Campaign (Green)
As a young military commander Napoleon was ordered to occupy Lombardy. His time spent in Lombardy effectively ended the War of the First Coalition. -
Egyptian Campaign (Red)
Napoleon wanted to disrupt British trade with India. He failed then abandoned his crew. When he got back to France he told everyone that the Egyptian Campaign was a success and was praised for his victories. -
The Consulate (Green)
After napoleon's many military victories he became a political leader in 1799. He helped overthrow the weak Directory and set up the Consulate. This was a three man governing board. Napoleon soon took the title First Consul. -
Banque de France (Green)
Napoleon Bonaparte created the Banque de France in January of 1800. He did this to promote the economic recovery of France after the revolution. -
Concordat of 1801 (Green)
Napoleon made peace with the Catholic Church in the Concordat of 1801. This kept the Catholic Church under state control while still having religious freedom for Catholics. -
Consul for Life (Green)
Napoleon takes the title of Consul for life in 1802 -
Napoleonic Code (Yellow)
It gave men of the household complete control and took away women’s rights that they gained during the revolution. All man citizens gained the right to vote and religious freedom. -
Napoleon Declared Himself Emperor (Green)
In 1804 Napoleon crowned himself emperor after taking the crown off of Pope Pius. He then crowned his wife Josephine. -
The Continental System (Yellow)
Napoleon planned to invade England, British admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the French fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. Napoleon then waged economic warfare against Britain by closing European ports to British goods. This backfired because of Britain's strong navy. They were able to keep important ports open. the lack of British goods left European prices skyrocketing. -
Battle of Trafalgar (Red)
The British navy had superior training while most of the Frenchmen were inexperienced. No British ships were destroyed while the combined French and Spanish fleet lost nineteen ships. -
Abolished Holy Roman Empire (Green)
Napoleon led the French army against the Holy Roman Empire which led to the Holy Roman Empire officially coming to an end after a history of a thousand years. Napoleon reorganized most of the former empire into the Confederation of the Rhine. -
Resistance in Spain (Red)
The resistance in Spain was known as the Peninsular War which was fought by Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal. Many Spaniards rejected the French rule and fought back. This led to the French retreat. -
Invasion of Russia (Red)
Tsar Alexander I of Russia planned to divide Europe with Napoleon is he helped Napoleon in the Continental System. the tsar became unhappy with the economic effects of the system. He withdrew his support. Napoleon assembled an army with soldiers from 20 nations.. when Napoleon invaded Russia the Russians retreated back into Russia and burned cities as they went. This led the French army with no supplies. Out of the 600000 French soldiers only 20000 survived. -
Battle of Nations at Leipzig (Red)
The battle of Nations was the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon seized the Leipzig position intending to attack his opponents. After nine hours of battle the French were pushed back into Leipzig's suburbs. This was a defeat for Napoleon. -
Napoleon Abdicated (Red)
In 1814 Napoleon was forced to abdicate. This was caused by his failed attempt to invade Russia. He was then exiled to Elba. Louis XVIII took the throne after him. -
Hundred Days (Red)
After Napoleon escaped from his exile and came back to Paris he was welcomed by citizens and soldiers. His welcome was short lived when allied forces defeat him at Waterloo and exile him for the second time. -
The Battle of Waterloo (Red)
The Battle of Waterloo marked Napoleon's final defeat when the French army met a coalition led by the Duke of Wellington and Marshal Blücher. After this battle Napoleon was exiled for a second time never to come back to France again.