Rise and Fall of Napoleon

  • Napoleon's Birth

    Napoleon's Birth
    He was born on August 15 in 1769 in Ajaccio, France
  • Storming of Bastille

    Storming of Bastille
    This event started the French Revolution. It happened when the Naional Assembly invaded the Bastille.
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    Siege of Toulon

    It was an early Republican victory over a Royalist rebellion in the southern French city of Toulon.
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    Egyptian Campaign

    It was Napoleon's campaign to protect France.
  • 18 Brumaire Coup

    18 Brumaire Coup
    It brought Napoleon to power as First Consul of France
  • First Consul for Life

    First Consul for Life
    Napoleon declared himself First Consul for Life
  • Napoleonic Code

    Napoleonic Code
    The code forbade privileges based on birth, allowed freedom of religion, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified.
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar
    The Royal Navy fought the French and Spanish Navies.
  • Battle of Austalitz

    Battle of Austalitz
    It was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars
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    Continental System

    It was a foreign policy to Napoleon and caused him to struggle against Great Britain in the Napoleonic Wars
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    Peninsular War

    Military conflict between Napoleon's empire and the allied powers of Spain, Britain, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula.
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    Invasion of Russia

    It was an attempt to force Tsar Alexander to submit the terms of a treaty that Napoleon forced upon him 4 years earlier
  • Retreat from Moscow

    Retreat from Moscow
    One month after Napoleon massive invasion, the starving French army is forced to retreat
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    Battle of Leipzig

    It was the biggest battle of the Napoleonic Wars. Russiand, Prussians, Swedes and, Austrians brought 370,000 men and 1,384 guns while Napoleon's army brought 198,000 men and 717 guns.
  • Exile to Elba

    Exile to Elba
    Napoleon renounced his throne and was banished to Elba
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo
    It marked the final deafeat of Napoleon
  • Exile to St. Helena

    Exile to St. Helena
    After his defeat in the battle of Leipzig Napoleon retreated to Paris and due to his lack of military support he was forced to resign his throne and was exiled
  • Napoleon's Death

    Napoleon's Death
    He diied in Longwood, St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunh