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British troops were forced out of Toulon by Napoleon
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British troops were forced out of Toulon by Napoleon
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Napoleon defeats Austrian troops in Italy
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Napoleon defeats Austrian troops in Italy
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Napoleon is put in charge of protecting France's interior
Napoleon was entrusted to protect Frances interior because he fought off angry mobs trying to take over Paris successfully. -
Napoleon is made commander of French troops invading Italy
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Napoleon tries to disrupt English-Indian trade in Egypt
Napoleon took a large fleet and army to try and defeat the Ottoman defender and take control of Egypt.He was very successful in doing so until the British Admiral stopped Napoleon's fleet in the Battle of the Nile. Despite his huge defeat to the British Napoleon goes back to France and only talked about his successes. -
Napoleon becomes a dictator
Coup d'etat
Napoleon's supporters demanded that Napoleon be put in charge. three consuls were put in place with Napoleon in charge. Napoleon was a dictator despite France still having a structure of a republic. -
the start of the Napoleonic Wars
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Battle of Austerlitz
one of the most significant and decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars, Austerlitz ranks as one of Napoleon’s greatest victories. during the battle of Austerlitz 68,000 French troops defeated nearly 90,000 Russians and Austrians. -
Napoleon successfully gained control over much of Europe
Napoleon was able to take control over much of Europe through several treaties, alliances, and victories in battle. However his greed for power and property will soon lead to his downfall. -
Napoleon was now set on taking over Russia
Napoleon's greed led him to seek out even more land he could potentially conquer. He was set on taking control over Russia. He went about this by placing troops at Russia's western border. By June of 1812, Napoleon was in Russia, ready to invade. Napoleon's overconfidence in himself led him to think he could easily conquer Russia rather quickly. By October,he decided to retreat due to low supplies.he was caught in the russian winter and only 94,000 of his 600,000 troops survived. -
Napoleon exiled
Directly after Napoleon's defeat in Russia,he decided to make a new army. This made him vulnerable to his enemies and they decided to take this opportunity to attack. All of his enemies came together in Germany and quickly defeated France. When Napoleon surrendered, his enemies forced him to give up his title and move his empire to the island of Elba and never come back. -
after a year of exile Napoleon returned
Napoleon came back to France despite being exiled. Some citizens were still loyal to him while others were not thrilled about his return. -
the battle of waterloo and the end of the Napoleonic Wars
After napoleon returned to France his enemies gathered their troops and waited for Napoleon's attack. On June 18, Napoleon was up against the British and Prussian army. He was defeated by the two armies. -
Napoleon was sent to Saint Helena
After Napoleon's defeat he tried to run away to the Americas. He was soon captured and sent away to Saint Helena. Saint Helena was significantly more remote than the island of Elba. Napoleon lived in saint helena for six long years. -
the death of napoleon
he most likely died from stomach cancer but his cause of death is still somewhat of a mystery.
