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The Life of Napoleon

The Life of Napoleon

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1769

15 August 1769

Napoleon is Born

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769, in Ajaccio, France, And during his lifetime went to a military school and in 1779 he went to the college of Auton with his brother in Burgundy, France. 

1785

31 December 1785

Napoleon enters the military

He divided his forces into corps capable of operating independently and then coming together for battle.

1795

01 October 1795

Annexation of Belgium

Belgians were furious with the French action and sent numerous petitions to Paris and Dumouriez to revoke the decree. To prevent a counterrevolutionary victory, France annexed Belgium.

1796

09 March 1796

Napoleon marries Josephine Pagerie

Napoleon's marriage to Josephine was based on love and passion rather than political gain. However, it was ended for political reasons when it became clear that Josephine was unable to bear an heir. 

1799

09 November 1799

Coup of Brumaire

Overthrew the system of government under the Directory in France and substituted the Consulate, making way for the despotism of Napoleon Bonaparte.

1799

09 November 1799

Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy

Napoleonic kingdom of Italy November 9, 1799 – June 28, 1815  

overthrowing the Directory (9 November 1799), establishing the French Consulate, and ends during the Hundred Days and his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo (18 June 1815). ... Napoleon brought political stability to a land torn by revolution.

1803

18 May 1803

Napoleonic Wars



Napoleonic wars- May 18, 1803 – November 20, 1815, The Napoleonic Wars continued the Wars of the French Revolution. Great Britain and France fought for European supremacy and treated weaker powers heavy-handedly. ... Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in 1799 after overthrowing the French revolutionary government.

1804

21 March 1804

Napoleonic Code Enacted



Napoleonic code Enacted on March 21, 1804, the resulting Civil Code of France marked the first major revision and reorganization of laws since the Roman era. The Civil Code (renamed the Code Napoleon in 1807) addressed mainly matters relating to property and families. 

1804

18 May 1804

Napoleons first reign

During the time Neapolitan reformed the educational system and developed a civil code the Neapolitan code he also initiated the Napoleonic wars.

1804

02 December 1804

Coronation of Napoleon

Coronation of Napoleon December2, 1804 - The new emperor broke with tradition by crowning himself and pronouncing an oath guaranteeing the preservation of the gains of the Revolution.

1805

31 December 1805

Concert of Rhines

To increase his control over the German states and definitively destroy the Holy Roman Empire.

1806

21 November 1806

Continental System

In the Napoleonic wars, the blockade designed by Napoleon to paralyze Great Britain through the destruction of British commerce.

1810

01 April 1810

Napoleon marries Marie - Louise

Shortly before their coronation, there was an incident at the Château de Saint-Cloud that nearly sundered the marriage between the two. Josephine caught Napoleon in the bedroom of her lady-in-waiting, Elisabeth de Vaisey, and Napoleon threatened to divorce her as she had not produced an heir. 

1812

24 June 1812

Patriotic War, Russian Campaign, and Second Polish War



patriotic war of 1812/Russian campaign/second polish war 24 June – 14 December 1812; (5 months, The French invasion of Russia, also known as the Russian Campaign, the Second Polish War, the Second Polish Campaign, the Patriotic War of 1812, and the War of 1812, was begun by Napoleon to force Russia back into the Continental blockade of the United Kingdom. 

1813

16 October 1813

Battle of Leipzig

The battle included separate armies of Russians, Prussians, Swedes, and Austrians. It started when Napoleon seized the position of Leipzig (important economic center in Germany) This event is considered the biggest battle in the Napoleonic Wars.

1814

11 April 1814

Exile to Elba

Napoleon Bonaparte, emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history, abdicates the throne, and, in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, is banished to the Mediterranean island of Elba. 

1814

29 May 1814

Escape from Elba

Napoleon managed to sneak past his guards and somehow escape from Elba, slip past interception by a British ship, and return to France. Immediately, people and troops began to rally to the returned Emperor. 

1814

01 September 1814

Concert of Vienna

The French government deposed Napoleon from the imperial throne, and only a few days later, Napoleon officially abdicated in favor of his son.

1815

18 June 1815

Battle of Waterloo

Started at 11:35 am, Napoleon's forces marched into Belgium, where separate armies of British and Prussian troops were camped, Napoleon defeated the Prussians under the command of Gebhardt Lambrecht von Blucher. However, the French were unable to destroy the Prussian army,

1815

15 October 1815

Napoleon is exiled to St. Helena

Napoleon disembarked in St. 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. 

1815

01 November 1815

The Concert of Europe

Napoleonic era, the vague consensus among the European monarchies favoring preservation of the territorial and political status.

1821

05 May 1821

Napoleons death

1940

10 May 1940

Annexation of the Netherlands

Netherlands to annex German territory as compensation for the damages caused by the war.

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