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Napoleon Bonaparte
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August 15, 1769:
·Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
May 17, 1779:
·Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy
October 17, 1784:
·Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire
October 28, 1785:
·Graduates from Ecole Militaire with
the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery.
November 3, 1785:
·Stationed in Valence
July 14, 1789:
·Paris mob storms the Bastille
May-October, 1792:
·While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses
the storming of the Tuileries Palace and the dethroning of the
French King, Louis XVI.
June 13, 1793:
·Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his
family flee their household in Corsica
December 22, 1793:
·For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon,
Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general
August 9-20, 1794:
·Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a
Jacobin and a supporter of Robespierre
June 13, 1795:
·Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the
West
October 5, 1795:
·The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing
civil strife and rebellion against the Republic
October 15, 1785:
·At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member,
Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)
October 16, 1785:
·Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of
the Army of the Interior
March 2, 1786:
·Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
March 9, 1796:
·Napoleon marries Josephine
March 11, 1796:
·Italian campaign against Austria begins
May 10, 1796:
·Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi
November 17, 1796:
·Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole
January 14, 1797:
·Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli
October 17, 1797:
·Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with
Austria
December 5, 1797:
·He returns to Paris a hero
May 19, 1798:
·Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign
July 2, 1798:
·Fall of Alexandria
July 21, 1798:
·Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
July 24, 1798:
·Fall of Cairo
August 1, 1798:
·Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet
destroys the French navy in the Battle of Aboukir
August 23, 1799:
·Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns
to Paris
November 9-10, 1799:
·Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon
becomes First Consul of the new French government
February 19, 1800:
·Sets up a household in Tuileries Palace
May 20, 1800:
·Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second
Italian Campaign
June 14, 1800:
·Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria
February 9, 1800:
·Treaty with Austria signed at Luneville
July 15, 1801:
·Signing of the Concordat between France and Rome ends
schism between the French government and the Catholic Church
December 24, 1801:
·Napoleon escapes an assassination attempt
March 25, 1802:
·Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain
May 1, 1802:
·Napoleon restructures French educational system
August 4, 1802:
·New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul
for life
May 3, 1803:
·France sells Louisiana territory to U.S.
May 16, 1803:
·England violates Treaty of Amiens
May 18, 1804:
·Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor
December 2, 1804:
·Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris
March 17, 1805:
·Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan
October 21, 1805:
·The Battle of Trafalgar marks yet another naval defeat
to the British under the command of Admiral Nelson
December 2, 1805:
·Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria
and Russia
March 30, 1806:
·Napoleon names his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, king
of Naples, and appoints other family members to various other posts
June 14, 1807:
·Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland
July 7, 1807:
·Czar Alexander I makes peace with Napoleon in the
Treaty of Tilsit
July 22, 1807:
·Napoleon creates the Grand Duchy of Warsaw (Poland),
to be overseen by France
November 30, 1807:
·Beginning of French occupation of Portugal
February 20, 1808:
·Napoleon sends the French marshal Joachim Murat to
lead an army in Spain
May 2, 1808:
·Unsuccessful Spanish revolt against French army under
Murat
June 4, 1808:
·Napoleon names Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain, and
Murat King of Naples
December 15, 1809:
·Divorces Josephine
April 2, 1810:
·Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria
March 20, 1811:
·Napoleon's son born, referred to as the "King of Rome"
June 24, 1812:
·Russian Campaign begins
September 14, 1812:
·Grand Army enters Moscow to find the city abandoned
and set aflame by the inhabitants; retreating in the midst of a
frigid winter, the army suffers devastating losses
December 18, 1812:
·Napoleon returns to Paris
March 17, 1813:
·Prussia declares war on France
June 21, 1813:
·The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria
January 1814:
·Anti-French coalition army enters France
March 30-31, 1814:
·Paris falls
April 2, 1814:
·Senate proclaims end of the Empire; Napoleon's wife
and son flee Paris.
April 4, 1814:
·Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon,
is restored to the French throne
May 4, 1814:
·Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take
refuge in Vienna
March 1, 1815:
·Escaping Elba, Napoleon returns in South France
March 7, 1815:
·Napoleon rallies the French army
March 20, 1815:
·Louis XVIII flees, Napoleon takes control, begins
"Hundred Days" campaign
June 18, 1815:
·Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British
and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher
June 22, 1815:
·Abdicates for the second time
October 16, 1815:
·Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena
March 5, 1821:
·Napoleon dies
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