The Napoleonic Era By hachitheoctopus Oct 5, 1795 Napoleon saves the convention Dec 12, 1799 Napoleon appointed first Consul Apr 7, 1803 Death of Toussaint L'Ouverture Mar 21, 1804 Civil code becomes law of France Dec 2, 1804 Napoleon crowns himself Emperor Oct 21, 1805 Battle of Trafalgar Dec 2, 1805 Battle of Austerlitz Oct 14, 1806 Battle of Jena-Auerstedt May 2, 1808 Peninsula War begins Dec 14, 1812 Defeat in Russia Dec 14, 1812 Start of War of the Sixth Coalition Date is only approximate to timeline* Apr 6, 1814 Napoleon Abdicates Apr 17, 1814 End of Peninsula War Mar 20, 1815 Beginning of the Hundred Days Jun 18, 1815 Battle of Waterloo Jul 8, 1815 End of the Hundred Days Oct 15, 1815 Napoleon exiled to Saint Helena May 5, 1821 Death of Napoleon Bonaparte
