Napoleonic Wars

  • Napoleon was born.

    Napoleon was born.
    He was born in Ajaccio, France.
  • Napoleon joins the Jacobins

    Napoleon joins the Jacobins
    Jacobins = Political group at French Revolution
  • Napoleon rejoind "La Fere"

    Napoleon rejoind "La Fere"
    "La Fere" = Artillery Regiment of France
  • Napoleon is named commander of Artillery in the Army of Italy.

    Napoleon is named commander of Artillery in the Army of Italy.
  • Napoleon is named commander-in-chief of the Army of Italy

    Napoleon is named commander-in-chief of the Army of Italy
  • Napoleon lands in France

    Napoleon lands in France
  • Period: to

    Napoleonic Wars

  • Napoleon begins to prepare invasion of Britain.

    Napoleon begins to prepare invasion of Britain.
  • Napoleon proclaimed Emperor

    Napoleon proclaimed Emperor
  • Napoleon's coronation as Emperor

    Napoleon's coronation as Emperor
  • Napoleon crowned King of Italy

    Napoleon crowned King of Italy
  • Battle of Ulm

    Battle of Ulm
    Against Austrian army commanded by General Mack von Leiberich
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    France and Spain against UK, Austria, Russia, Naples and Sweden
  • Napoleon enters Vienna

    Napoleon enters Vienna
    Napoleon recibes the keys of Vienna.
  • Battle of Austerlitz (Battle of 3 Emperors)

    Battle of Austerlitz (Battle of 3 Emperors)
    Napoleon against Tsar Alexander I of Russia and the emperor Francis II of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Battle of Jena and Battle of Auerstadt

    Battle of Jena and Battle of Auerstadt
    Between the forces of Napoleon I of France and Frederick William III of Prussia.
  • French enter Warsaw

    French enter Warsaw
  • Battle of Eylau

    Battle of Eylau
    Between the forces of Emperor Napoleon I of France and the Russian army of General Bennigsen.
  • Battle of Friedland

    Battle of Friedland
    Victory of the French troops of Emperor Napoleon I of France on Russian troops of General Bennigsen.
  • Treaty of Fontainebleu

    Treaty of Fontainebleu
    France and Spain agree to attack Portugal
  • Battle of Medina del Rio Seco

    Battle of Medina del Rio Seco
  • Napoleon assumes command in Spain

    Napoleon assumes command in Spain
  • Battle of Corunna

    Battle of Corunna
    When a French corps under Marshal of the Empire Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult attacked a British army under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore
  • Napoleon returns to France

    Napoleon returns to France
  • Battle of Teugn-Hausen

    Battle of Teugn-Hausen
  • Battle of Abensburg

    Battle of Abensburg
  • Battle of Landshut

    Battle of Landshut
    France, Wurttemberg and Bavaria under the command of Napoleon and Austrian forces under General Johann von Hiller.
  • Battle of Eckmuhl

    Battle of Eckmuhl
  • Battle of Oporto

    Battle of Oporto
  • Battle of Essling

    Battle of Essling
    The battle was the first time Napoleon had been personally defeated in over a decade.
  • Battle of Wagram

    Battle of Wagram
  • Battle of Talavera

    Battle of Talavera
    UK and Spain against France
  • Treaty of Schonbrunn between Austria and France

    Treaty of Schonbrunn between Austria and France
  • Battle of Bussaco

    Battle of Bussaco
  • Battle of Fuentes de Onoro

    Battle of Fuentes de Onoro
  • Battle of Albuera

    Battle of Albuera
  • Napoleon begins preparations to invade Russia

    Napoleon begins preparations to invade Russia
  • Napoleon invades Russia

    Napoleon invades Russia
  • Battle of Salamanca

    Battle of Salamanca
  • Battle of Smolensk

    Battle of Smolensk
    The first major battle of the French invasion of Russia
  • Battle of Borodino

    Battle of Borodino
    French invation to Russia.
  • Battle of Maloyaroslavets

    Battle of Maloyaroslavets
  • Battle of the Beresina

    Battle of the Beresina
  • Prussia declares war on France

    Prussia declares war on France
  • Battle of Lutzen

    Battle of Lutzen
    The combined Prussian and Russian force retreated, but due to French losses and the lack of strong French cavalry, Napoleon was unable to pursue his defeated enemy.
  • Battle of Bautzen

    Battle of Bautzen
  • Battle of Vitoria

    Battle of Vitoria
  • Austria declares war on France

    Austria declares war on France
  • Battle of Grossbeeren

    Battle of Grossbeeren
  • Battle of Kulm

    Battle of Kulm
  • Battle of Dennewitz

    Battle of Dennewitz
  • Battle of Leipzig

    Battle of Leipzig
    UK, Russia, Spain, Portugal, Prussia, Austria, Sweden and certain smaller German states against France. Napoleon lost.
  • Battle of Nivelle

    Battle of Nivelle
  • Battle of La Rothiere

    Battle of La Rothiere
  • Battle of Champaubert

    Battle of Champaubert
  • Battle of Montmirail

    Battle of Montmirail
  • Battle of Vauchamps

    Battle of Vauchamps
  • Battle of Laon

    Battle of Laon
  • Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube

    Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
    It ended with the defeat of Napoleon, who had previously been defeated in Leipzig and was in full retreat, assuming a step in the withdrawal, and on French territory, which would conclude with the overthrow of the Emperor and his exile on Elba.
  • Napoleon abdicates

    Napoleon abdicates
  • Battle of Toulouse

    Battle of Toulouse
    The Allied British-Portuguese and Spanish army under the Marquess of Wellington pursued the war into southern France
  • Battle of Waterloo and Wavre

    Battle of Waterloo and Wavre
    Napoleon decided to invade the Netherlands, instead of rallying the troops of the new alliance. This initiative is part of the so-called Hundred Days, historical period that ends the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Napoleon abidicates

    Napoleon abidicates
  • Second treaty of Paris

    Second treaty of Paris
    Napoleonic Wars finished