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He was pretty short as a baby, I've heard.
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Napoleon Bonaparte gruaduated from Ecole Millitaire holding a rank of Second Lieuteneant in the artillery
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He was staioned in Valence during a peacetime, which was said to be tiresome and boring. Napoleon thus set out to further his education
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The Bastille in Paris signified a revolt against French royal authority
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National Constituent Assembly meet to abolish feudalism, thus ending Old Regime
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Rank recieved due to victory at the Battle of Toulon
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Government of France on the eve of the French Revolution, which operated following the National Convention and preceeded the Consulate.This was overthrown by Napoeon later on.
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Napoleon commands the Army of France in Italy and on the 11th of March wages a successful campaign against Austria.
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Marked beginning of Napoleonic Era
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Abbe Sieyes proposed new constitution which called for a government b ased on principle of "confidence from below, power from above." This change required another coup d'etat (to some, ended French Revolution) with military support from Napoleon. This constitution divided executive authority among three consuls, Napoleon being the First consul in place of Sieyes and gave Napoleon all power in France.
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Massive bomb exploded near his carriage as he went to the opening night of an opera Creation by Haydn
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Signed between the French Republic and the Holy Roman Emperor Took which Austria out of the war.
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Signed between Napoleon and Pope Pius VI which made the Roman Catholic Church the majority in France
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The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between the French Republic and the Great Britain during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Made Napoleon the First Consul for life, with 99.76% voters in favor of this and 0.24% not in favor out of three-million voters
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Civil code that Forbade privileges based on birth, allowed religious freedom, and specified that government jobs should go to the most qualified among other changes.
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Napoleon is said to have crowned himself during coronation, which was very radical.
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forbade import of British goods into European countries allied with France and installed the Continental System in Europe
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France and Russia ally and divide land betwen them, at the greaty expense of Austria and Prussia.
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Attempted to stop neutral nations from trading with Britain in attempts to defeat Britain economically
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France was allies with Spain until the invasion in 1808, thus beginning the Peninsular Wars (1808-1814) and the downfall of Napoleon
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Expecting a short campaign, Napoleon runs headfirst into Russia until he realizes the Russians are ready for a long campaign, Napoleon is headstrong until they must return to France weaker than they were.
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Formed between Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain, Sweden, and Spain
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Louis XVIII, a bourbon, restores Bourbon rule over France when Napoleon abdicates his rule
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After the defeat of Leipzig, called the "Battle of the Nations", Napoleon realized he could not win so he stepped down fromrule and went in to exile on the island of Elba off the coast of central Italy
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Run by primarily by Metternich, the Congres of Vienna adjusted territories to prevent another situtation such as Napoleon's by strengthening states around France's border, Prussia given more land as well as Austria gaining full control of Italy.
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Napoleon escapes from Elba and sets his sights towards France for a renewal of power
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Napoleon attmepted to regain full power, promising a liberal constitution and peaceful foerign policy. He was soon declared an outlaw and was sent after to be killed. This return thus began what is called the Hundred Days.
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This defeat at Waterloo against the Unitied Kingdom, Netherlands, Hanover, Nassau, Brunswick and Prussia, totaling 73,000 man-power against 180,000 marked the complete defeat of Napoleon
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Marked the end of the Napoleonic Era
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Formed between Russia, Prussia, and Austria who then proceeded to dance
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Napoleon can't catch a break, poor guy.
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The Quadruple alliance is renewed at the Congress of Vienna which includes the United Kingdom, Austria, Prussia, and Russia.
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His death is said to be caused by the harsh treatment of Napoleon during imprisonment
