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Italian Campaign (green)
Napoleon led his greatly outnumbered army against the Piedmont’s army in Italy. After just a mere two weeks, Napoleon had broke threw the Piedmont’s and forced a surrender. -
Egyptian Campaign (yellow)
The Egyptian Campaign was an expedition in Egypt by Napoleon. His goal in the Campaign was to disrupt British trade with India. However, it proves to be a complete disaster, as Napoleon and his troops were devastated by British forces. However, when Napoleon returned to France, without his troops, he told everyone that he had won the fight. After he had said he won, people began to admire Napoleon for his bravery and power. -
Consulate (green)
After showing his strengths on the battlefield, Napoleon became a political leader. He overthrew the weak and fragile Directory and set up the Consulate, while giving himself the title of the First Consul. -
Banque de France (green)
Napoleon created the bank the help with the recovery of the broken economy that was severely hurt during the French Revolution. -
Concordat of 1801 (yellow)
The Concordat made peace with the Catholic Church and France. It kept the church under state control, and many Catholics welcomed it. However, many non-Catholics opposed the Concordat. -
Consul for life (green)
After having multiple successes as First Consul, he was voted by the public to become Consul for life. -
Napoleonic Code (yellow)
The Napoleonic Code favored many of the ideas that rose during the Enlightenment, and created equality of all the citizens, religious toleration, and put and end to feudalism. However, the Napoleonic Code removed many of the rights that women had received during the revolution. -
Declared self Emperor (green)
After Napoleon had gained enough power in France, he declared himself Emperor of France, and his wife, Josephine Bonaparte Empress of France. -
Battle of Trafalgar (red)
The Battle of Trafalgar was a major defeat for the French Empire and Napoleon, as the French were destroyed by the English fleet off the coast of Spain. -
Abolished Holy Roman Empire (green)
The Holy Roman Empire was very unstable, and was eventually abolished by a Napoleon and the French. This newly acquired land for the French was named the Confederation of the Rhine. -
Continental System (yellow)
Napoleon issued the Continental System to attack Britain economically. The system kept European ports closed to any British goods. However, this system backfired, as the British would place its own blockade on all European ports, shutting of all movement of supplies going in or out of Europe. -
Resistance in Spain (red)
Spain was beginning to resist French rule, and were remaining loyal to their former king and the Spanish Catholic Church. The French forces responded brutally when Spanish forces were beginning to resist, however these heavy French forces would be held in Spain when Spaniards began using guerrilla warfare. This would keep the French in Spain when Napoleon needed them elsewhere. -
Invasion of Russia (red)
After Tsar Alexander I no longer wanted to help Napoleon and the rest of France, Napoleon decided to invade Russia. However, to avoid fighting with Napoleon and his army, the Russians retreated. As they retreated they practiced the scorched earth policy, so that Napoleon and his army didn’t have food or shelter in the coming winter. -
Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (red)
After retreating from Russia, Napoleon held defenses in the Confed. of the Rhine. Forces from Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Sweden all came to fight the weak and fragile French army. Napoleon and the French were ultimately defeated, and France lost much of its eastern territory. -
Abdication (red)
After Napoleons defeat in Russia, Napoleon stepped down from the throne, and Louis XVIII took the throne in France. After stepping down, Napoleon was put on exile in Elba. Many of the French people did not like Louis on the throne, and loyalty to Napoleon was beginning arise once again. -
Hundred Days (yellow)
After spending awhile in exile on Elba, Napoleon returned to France in a dramatic way. However, his triumph after exile didn’t last long. After is defeat in Waterloo, he was sent back on exile, however he was, much farther away, and wouldn’t make anymore dramatic returns. However, he got a second chance to prove that he was still very powerful to the French, and was no longer in exile. -
Waterloo (Red)
Napoleon and the French were crushed by opposing forces in the day long battle at Waterloo. This would be Napoleons last battle, and was forced to go into his second, and final exile on Saint Helena island.
