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Napoleon is born
Napoleon Bonaparte is born in Ajaccio, France in 1769 on August 15. Napoleon was a french military leader. -
Start of the French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of social and political disagreement in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799.It was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. -
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Siege of Toulon
The siege of toulon was a military siege of republican forces over a royalist rebellion in the southern french city of Toulon. Napoleon won his first military reputation by forcing the with-drawl of the Anglo-Spanish fleet. It is also called the great Fall of Toulon. -
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Egyptian Campaign
The French Campaign in Egypt and Syria was Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Ottoman Egypt and Ottoman Syria. He proclaimed to defend French trade interests, weaken Britain's access to British India, and to establish scientific enterprise in the region.Napoleon and his army were eventually forced to withdraw, after sowing political disharmony in France. -
18 brumaire coup
The coup of 18 Brumaire brought General Napoleon Bonaparte to power as First Consul of France.Which in the view of most historians, ended the French Revolution. -
First consul for life
Napoleon was confirmed as First Consul for life on August 2nd in 1802.The Consulate was the government of France from the fall of the Directory in the coup of Brumaire in 1799 until the start of the Napoleonic Empire in 1804.The term The Consulate also refers to this period of French history. -
Napoleonic Code
The Napoleonic Code is the French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804.The Code was a major step in replacing the previous patchwork of feudal laws. -
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a naval engagement fought by the Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies. It was during the war of the 3rd coalition of the Napoleonic wars. -
Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. It is also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors. Also it was widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon. -
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Peninsular War
The Peninsular War was a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of , Britain and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars.The war started when French and Spanish armies invaded and occupied Portugal.The war on the peninsula lasted until the Sixth Coalition defeated Napoleon in 1814 -
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Continental System
The Continental System or Continental Blockade was the foreign policy of Napoleon in his struggle against Great Britain during the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon decided to block all trading great Britain. The embargo was effective intermittently for about half the time. It ended on 11 April 1814 after Napoleon's first abdication. -
Retreat from Moscow
After the rejection of his Continental System by Czar Alexander I, Napoleon invaded Russia with his big army on June 24, 1812.One month after Napoleon Bonaparte’s massive invading force entered a burning and deserted Moscow, the starving French army is forced to begin a hasty retreat out of Russia. -
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Invasion of Russia
The French invasion of Russia, known in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812. It began on 24 June 1812 when Napoleon's big army crossed the Neman River in an attempt to engage and defeat the Russian army. Napoleon hoped to convince Tsar Alexander I of Russia to cease trading with British merchants through proxies in an effort to pressure the United Kingdom to sue for peace. The official political aim of the campaign was to liberate Poland from the threat of Russia. -
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Battle of Leipzig
The Battle of Leipzig or Battle of the Nations was fought from 16 to 19 October 1813, at Leipzig, Saxony. The coalition armies of Russia, Prussia, Austria, and Sweden, led by Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, defeated the French army of Napoleon. The battle was the culmination of the 1813 German campaign and involved nearly 600,000 soldiers, making it the largest battle in Europe prior to World War I. -
Exile to Elba
After his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig in October 1813, Napoleon retreated to Paris where (due to a lack of support from his military marshals) he was forced to renounce his throne in April 1814. After Napoleon leaves his throne he is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba by the European powers. -
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition.Upon Napoleon's return to power in March 1815, many states that had opposed him formed the Seventh Coalition, and began to mobilize armies. -
Exile to St.Helena
This time, the European powers were not going to take any chances on Napoleon's possible return. They exiled him to the island of St. Helena -
The death of Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon was subsequently exiled to the island of Saint Helena off the coast of Africa. Six years later, he died, most likely of stomach cancer, and in 1840 his body was returned to Paris, where it was interred in the Hotel des Invalides.