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Napolean Bonapart is born.
On August 5th 1769, "Nabullione Buonaparte" is born. His parents were Letiza and Carlo Buonaparte. He was born in Ajaccio, Corsica a small island located west of Italy. This is significant because it would allow him to begin his life of many struggles and battles.
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The Life and Adventures of Napolean Bonaparte
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James Cook discovers hawaii
Captain James Cook,of the ship named Resolution or the Hms Resolve, discovered hawaii. He initially named them the Sandwhich Islands,after the First Lord of the Admiralty. This was an important discovery because it could be used as a trading spot between countires.(Grun 1784) -
Benjamin Franklin invents the bifocals
In 1784, Ben Franklin developed the bifocal glasses. He was getting old and was having trouble seeing both up close and at a distance. Getting tired of switching between two types of glasses, he made a way to have both types of lenses fit into the frame. The distance lens was placed at the top and the the up-close lens was placed at the bottom. (Grun 363) -
Beethoven's first works are printed
Publication of Beethoven's first work in Beethoven life known as the Dressler Variations. He was only in his teen years when this song was published. The song took a simple melody and sprucened it up with the livlihood of Beethoven's songs.(Grun 363) -
The Montgolfier Brothers invent and launch the first hot air balloon
The Montgolfier brothers, born in Annonay, France, were the inventors of the first working hot air balloon. They successfully launched a balloon made from paper and cloth. To inflate the balloon they burned a combination of straw, chopped wool and dried horse manure underneath the balloon. As the straw burned it released heat that helped the balloon float. The wool and manure made lots of smoke and helped keep the flame low, which lessened the chance of the craft catching fire. (Grun 363) -
John Adams releases "a defense of the constitution of government of the usa"
John Adams wrote and published "A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America" in three volumes. It explains it all in the title, its all his defenses against attacks against the Constitution.The American edition was published the same year in New York and Philadelphia. He wrote it in the middle of his career and it shows the thoughts that our founders had while building a new country. (Grun 364) -
Napolean's first major victory.
Napolean achieves his first major victory. His first victory was the siege of Toulon. He is reconized for his great skill in commanding his troops and is promoted to Brigadier General promptly after the siege is over. It was important because this was his first instance of fame: The victory over the royalists.
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Napolean Campaigns in Egypt
Napolean campaigns in Egypt and begins to slowly take major cities such as Alexandria and Cairo. This gains him more fame as a war figure. His major victory there was The Battle of the Pyramids. His soldiers outnumbered the men 2:1 there, but it was still and impressive victory because he didn't suffer harsh losses and he was fighting against a strong defensive position. (Mcquire 109) -
Overthrows directory and establishes consulate.
Napolean overthrows the much revered directory and establishes the French consulate, a new government. He later eatablished himself as first consulate and then established two other men as consulates also. This is important because it is part of Napoleans rise to power.(McGuire 109) -
Volte produces electricity from cell
Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery and also proved that electricity could travel over wires. The battery was made of zinc and copper plates put together which make up the first energy storing structure. It was not foolproof because the cell was dangerous to humans because it had sulferic acid in it. (Grun 375) -
Leads army across the Alps
Napoleans famous trek across the Alps with his large army of 40,000 men. The purpose of this was to surprise the Austrians with an unexpeted route and then attack. It was a succesful attempt and later was commemorated with the above painting. This was important because it was another major voctory of Napoleans and he lead 40,000 men, which in itself is an achievement.(McGuire 109) -
Proclaimed emperor of France.
In Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon is crowned Napoleon I, the first Frenchman to hold the title of emperor in a thousand years. This was the apex of his power. This is important because it signifies the height of his life. It is the height of his power in which he gained by the use of skillful tactics in controlling his troops and other things.( Heuston 122) -
Assumes the title King of Italy
Napolean assumes the title king of Italy. This took place in the Duomo di Milano cathedral in Milan, Italy. Napoleon remained King of Italy until 1814. This was important because it shows how powerful he was because he was emperor of france and king of italy at the same time. Later in the year he even led the French armies against the 3rd coalition and achieves a huge victory at Austerlitz.(Heuston 122) -
Napoleans decline of power
Napolean is defeated at Leipzig in "The Battle of the Nations" in which the combined armies of Russia, Prussia, and Austria stood up against the French. This battle was important because it was the first of few losses that made Napolean lose his power. It was the turning point in which his power began to decline. (Heuston 122) -
Napolean is exiled to Elba
Napolean was banished to Elba. Aware of rumours he was about to be banished to a remote island in the Atlantic Ocean, Napoleon escaped from Elba on 26 February 1815. Two days later he landed at Golfe Juan and conjured up an army and marched into Paris to regain his power. This is important because it demonstrates Napoleans genius of war, which he used to go from being in solitude to being back in France with his power back.( Heuston 122) -
Defeat at Waterloo
Napoleon suffers a decisive defeat at The Battle of Waterloo in Belgium. The defeat was at the hands of the Duke of Wellington. This crushing defeat brought an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. Napoleon returned to Paris and on June 22 and abdicated in favor of his son. He was later exiled to a remote island called St. Helena so he couln't cause any more trouble. -
Napolean dies
Napolean Bonaparte dies after living 6 years on the isolated island of St. Helena, at the age of 51. He probably died of slow arsenic poisening or by stomach cancer. He claimed he was being poisened by British agents, which would support the aresenic poisening idea. This was important because it was the end of his life which means that it was also the final event that ended the Napoleonic era. (McGuire 109)
