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Napoleon is born in the town of Ajaccio on the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Napoleon won a scholarship to study at a military academy in France at Brienne-le-Chateau near the town of Troyes
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Upon graduation from Ecole Militaire, Napoleon is given a commission.
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Using the "whiff of grapeshot" Napoleon was able to drive the mob away from the National Convention
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At the battles of Montenotte and Lodi, he defeated Austrian forces, then drove them out of Lombardy and defeated the army of the Papal States
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Napoleon was able to overthrow the Directory in a bloodless coup d'etat. He became First Consul at this time
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Napoleon set out to create a set of laws that were easily accessible, easy to understand.
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Napoleon put the crown on his own head at his coronation.
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The Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, effectively brought to an end on Third Coalition against France
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It was an attempt to prevent the British from trading on the European continent.
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The Battle of Friedland saw the French Army's defeat of Russian forces effectively bringing to an end the Fourth Coalition against France.
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Napoleon Bonaparte divorced his wife, Josephine because she was unable to have any more children.
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The Russians used "scorched earth policy" and the Russian winter took its toll on the Grand Armee.
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The largest and bloodiest single-day action of the Napoleonic Wars, involving more than 250,000 troops and resulting in at least 70,000 total casualties.
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The Battle of the Nations (or Battle of Leipzig) which occurred on October 16-19, 1813 was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon Bonaparte
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The Congress of Vienna was an attempt to turn back the clock in Europe, to a time before the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, to return France to its pre-revolutionary size.
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Napoleon left Elba by sea and arrived in France on March 1, 1815.
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Napoleon's arrival in Paris on March 20, 1815 marks the beginning of the "Hundred Days".
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Napoleon's forces were defeated near the village of Waterloo in Belgium by the British and Prussian forces. It was the first time that Napoleon had met the Duke of Wellington on the field of battle, and Wellington (who had studied Napoleon's techniques) anticipated his every move, and was able to defeat him.
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After his defeat at Waterloo Napoleon takes his time surrendering to the Allies. When he does he is sent into exile for the second and final time.
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After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon was sent into exile once again, this time to the island of St.Helena in the South Atlantic
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Napoleon dies in exile on the island of St.Helena
