Napoleon Timeline - Isaac Johnson - 5th Period
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By Isaac Johnson 5th Period
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Napoleon Bonaparte was
born in CorsicaNapoleon graduates from
Ecole Militaire with the rank
of second lieutenant in
the artillery.For his brilliant tactical command at
Toulon, Napoleon receives the new
rank of brigadier general.Royalist rising put down by Napoleon.
Barras helps Napoleon win promotion
to Commander of the Interior.Directory Established on November 2nd, 1795.Napoleon is given command
of the French army in ItalyNapoleon returns to Paris as a hero.Napoleon begins his Egyptian
campaign with an army
of 38,000Under the command of Admiral Nelson,
the British fleet destroys the French
navy in the Battle of the Nile.
Napoleon's army is cut off from supplies
and communication.Receiving news of turmoil in France,
Napoleon relinquishes command
in Egypt and returns to Paris,
a so-called Coup d’étatCoup of Brumaire Napoleon
overthrows the Directory.Napoleon elected First Consul
of the Consulate.Concordat of 1801-
Huge religious/social reformBattle of Marengo:
French victory over AustriaTreaty with Austria signed at LunévilleNapoleon restructures
French educational system.Treaty of Amiens offered
short peace between
France and BritainNapoleon sells the Louisiana
territory to the U.S.A. to pay
for war efforts.Britain declares
war on FranceIntroduction of
Napoleonic Code.Napoleon crowns himself Emperor,
in the company of the Pope.Battle of Trafalgar:
Decisive British victory,
Lord Nelson was killed howeverBattle of Austerlitz:
Decisive French Victory
against the Third CoalitionNapoleon names his brother,
Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples,
and appoints other family
members to various other posts.Prussia joins Britain and Russia against Napoleon.The Berlin Decree, which
initiated the Continental
System was issued.Treaty of Tilsit signed
between Russia and France.Public announcement of
Napoleon's divorce from
Joséphine.Battle of Smolensk:
A french "tactical victory", but
scorched earth policy pretty
much screwed them.Napoleon arrives in Moscow
to find the city abandoned and
set alight by the inhabitants;
retreating in the midst of a frigid
winter, the army suffers great losses.Beginning of the Great RetreatNapoleon abdicates his rule and
Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored
to the French throneNapoleon is exiled to ElbaNapoleon escapes from Elba.Napoleon arrives in Paris.
Beginning of the Hundred DaysBattle of Waterloo
#HoldTheGates
Napoleon lostNapoleon is exiled to Saint Helena PrisonNapoleon diesPerioden
Napoleon starts to win a long streak of battles
Such as the Battle of Lodi (May 10) and Battle of Arcole (November 17th)Napoleonic Era Begins
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