Timeline: Napoleon Timeline( By Allan Schettine and Cauan Tadeu )

Aug 15, 1769

Birth

Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.

May 17, 1779

Napoleon begins study

Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy

Oct 17, 1784

Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire

Oct 15, 1785

Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)

At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)

Oct 16, 1785

Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Arm

Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Army of the Interior

Oct 28, 1785

Graduates from Ecole Militaire

Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery.

Nov 3, 1785

Stationed in Valence

Mar 2, 1786

Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy

Jul 14, 1789

Paris mob storms the Bastille

Oct 11, 1792

While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses

While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses the storming of the Tuileries Palace and the dethroning of the French King, Louis XVI.

Jun 13, 1793

Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon

Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their household in Corsica

Dec 22, 1793

For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon

For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general

Aug 9, 1794

Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin

Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a supporter of Robespierre

Jun 13, 1795

Napoleon is promoted to General

Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West

Oct 5, 1795

The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil

The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and rebellion against the Republic

Nov 17, 1796

Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole

Dec 24, 1796

March 9 - May 10, 1796(Napoleon marries Josephine....)

-Napoleon marries Josephine /Italian campaign against Austria begins /Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi

Jan 14, 1797

Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli

Oct 17, 1797

Napoleon draws up the Treaty

Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria

Dec 5, 1797

He returns to Paris a hero

May 19, 1798

Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign

Aug 1, 1798

Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys

Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French navy in the Battle of Aboukir

Dec 24, 1798

July 2-24 , 1798(Fall of Alexandria / Wins Battle of the Pyramids...)

Fall of Alexandria / Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt / Fall of Cairo

Aug 23, 1799

Napoleon returns to Paris

Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns to Paris

Nov 9, 1799

Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new French government

Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new French government

Feb 19, 1800

February 9-19, 1800(Treaty with Austria signed at Luneville / Sets up a household...)

Treaty with Austria signed at Luneville / Sets up a household in Tuileries Palace

May 20, 1800

Napoleon leads his army across the Alps

Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign

Jun 14, 1800

Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria

Jul 15, 1801

Signing of the Concordat between France and Rome ends schism

Signing of the Concordat between France and Rome ends schism between the French government and the Catholic Church

Dec 24, 1801

Napoleon escapes

Napoleon escapes an assassination attempt

Mar 25, 1802

Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain

May 1, 1802

Napoleon restructures French educational system

Aug 4, 1802

New constitution adopted

New constitution adopted, making Napoleon First Consul for life

May 16, 1803

May 3-16, 1803(France sells Louisiana territory to U.S. ...)

France sells Louisiana territory to U.S. / England violates Treaty of Amiens

May 18, 1804

Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor

Dec 2, 1804

Napoleon crowns himself Emperor

Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

Mar 17, 1805

king of Italy in Milan

Napoleon is crowned king of Italy in Milan

Oct 21, 1805

The Battle of Trafalgar

The Battle of Trafalgar marks yet another naval defeat to the British under the command of Admiral Nelson

Dec 2, 1805

Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz

Victory in the Battle of Austerlitz against Austria and Russia

Mar 30, 1806

King of Naples

Napoleon names his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples, and appoints other family members to various other posts

Jul 22, 1807

June 14- July 22, 1807(Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland..)

Defeats the Russians at the Battle of Friedland / Czar Alexander I makes peace with Napoleon in the Treaty of Tilsit / Napoleon creates the Grand Duchy of Warsaw (Poland), to be overseen by France

Nov 30, 1807

Beginning of French occupation of Portugal

Feb 20, 1808

Napoleon sends the French marshal Joachim Murat

Napoleon sends the French marshal Joachim Murat to lead an army in Spain

May 2, 1808

Unsuccessful Spanish revolt against French

Unsuccessful Spanish revolt against French army under Murat

Jun 4, 1808

Napoleon names Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain,

Napoleon names Joseph Bonaparte King of Spain, and Murat King of Naples

Dec 15, 1809

Divorces Josephine

Apr 2, 1810

Marries Marie-Louise

Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria

Mar 20, 1811

Napoleon's son born

Napoleon's son born, referred to as the "King of Rome"

Mar 17, 1812

Prussia declares war on France

Jun 24, 1812

Russian Campaign begins

Sep 14, 1812

Grand Army enters Moscow to find the city abandoned

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

Dec 18, 1812