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Napoleon's Birth
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica, in a family of 10. His father was from the nobility but was poor, he wasn't wealthy and was part of the second estate. Also, his father supported the rebels who fought against France. -
Napoleon Joins the Army
Napoleon graduated. He graduated from the Royal Military academy in Paris. Once graduated he became lieutenant in the artillery. He also joined the new government army when the Revolution broke out. -
Tension in France
Tensions were high in France. The government was not stable. People were not so content. -
Napoleon the Hero
Napoleon saved the Revolutionary Government in Paris from pro-king loyalists. Because of it, Napoleon got the title of brigadier general and commander of the army of the Interior. Later on he became the commander of the army of Italy who fought against the Italians. -
The "Hero"
Napoleon was appointed to lead a French army. This was because of the name he got of "hero”. The army went against Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia. -
Napoleon Goes To Egypt
Napoleon then went to Egypt. He went there for the trading interest of France. Napoleon was defeated there. However, the news never spread and so the image of him being a “hero” remained. -
Overthrow of the Directory
Napoleon helped overthrow the directory council. He started to take action. Because of this Napoleon was liked by the people. -
Austria, Britain and Russia Against France
Britain, Austria, and Russia joined since they wanted Napoleon out. This was because Napoleon was keeping some ideas of the Revolution. The neighbor regions did not like nor did they want Napoleon's ideals. -
Lawmakers vrs. Directory
Lawmakers wanted the directory out. Lawmakers established a group of three consuls. Napoleon was then given the title of first consul (powers of a dictator). -
Plebiscite
A plebiscite(vote) was done to do a new constitution. Majority of the people voted in favor of the constitution. This made Napoleon gain power. -
Saint Domingue
Napoleon wanted to take back the colony of Saint Domingue(Haiti). Napoleon once had power over this colony, but the planters and enslaved Africans demanded their rights and privileges. This eventually caused a civil war and Napoleon lost the colony, this is why he wants it back. -
Peace In Europe
Napoleon signed a peace agreement contract with Austria, Prussia and Russia. Europe was at peace for the first time in ten years. Also Napoleon had his main focus on restoring France and not trying to fight off his enemies. -
Britain Vrs France
Napoleon placed attention to Europe and wanted to expand his ambitions. British persuaded Russia, Austria, and Sweden to join them against France. Napoleon and these other regions fought many battles yet Napoleon won. -
Napoleon Claims Himself as Emperor
Napoleon decided that he wanted to be emperor and a lot of people supported him. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon walked down the aisle to the pope that was waiting with the crown. Napoleon decided to take the crown from the pope and he then placed it on his own head signifying that he had more power over the church. -
Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon lost one battle and one battle only. The battle was called the Battle of Trafalgar. It happened off the southwest coast of Spain. -
Napoleons Empire and The Regions Free of Napoleon
A lot of areas in Europe were free from Napoleon’s control. These included: Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire. Napoleon used to control: Spain, the Grand Duchy of Warsaw, and some of the German kingdoms in Central Europe. -
Napoleon's Empire Falls
Empire collapsed by Napoleon's own actions. Napoleon had power for five years. Napoleon once had the southwest coast of Spain, but unfortunately lost all of it. -
Napoleons Death
Napoleon died on May.5 of 1821. He was 52 years of age when this occurred. Napoleon died because of cancer.
