Napoleon - Timeline

1) Oct 28, 1785: Napoleon Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank second lieutenant in artillery.

2) Dec 22, 1793: Napoleon gets promoted to bridagier general for the Battle at Toulon.

3) Aug 1, 1798: Admiral Nelson of the British destroys the French navy with his fleet in The Battle of Aboukir.

4) Nov 9, 1799: Napoleon becomes First Consul of the French Government.

5) Dec 2, 1804: Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris.

6) Mar 17, 1805: Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan.

7) Dec 2, 1805: Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz.

8) Sep 14, 1812: French enter Moscow but it's abandoned and scorched by the retreat of the Russians. The French lose almost 500,000 soldiers because of lack of supplies.

9) Mar 1, 1815: Napoleon escapes his exile to Elba and returns to gather French army.

10) Mar 20, 1815: Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control and the "Hundred Days" campaign begins.

11) Jun 18, 1815: Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo.

12) Oct 16, 1815: Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena.

By: Malina Duong