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Dec 15th 1778: Named representative of Louis XIV
May 15th 1778: Enters Brienne military school
Oct 17th 1784: Enters Royal military school in Paris
June 11th 1793: Bonaparte family forced to flee from Corsica to France
Dec 22nd 1793: Napoleon promoted to Brigadier General
Oct 26th 1795: Napoleon made Commander in Chief
Mar 11th 1796: Leaves to head Armée d’Italie
Apr 12th 1796: Victory at Montenotte
Aug 5th 1796: Victory at Castiglione
Oct 6th 1797: Treaty of Campo Formio ends war between Austria and Italy
Dec 25th 1797: Elected to Institut de France
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May 4th 1814: Napoleon exiled to small islands of Elba by the allies
1814: Quadruple Alliance-Russia, Prussia, Austria and Great Britain pledge to remain united against any future attempt of France to dominate Europe
Feb 26th 1815: Napoleon escapes from Elba
Mar 1st 1815: Napoleon arrives in France, soldiers sent to arrest him, Napoleon wins back their loyalty
Mar 20th 1815: Napoleon arrives in Paris with welcome, “Hundred Days” begins
June 18th 1815: Napoleon armies crushed by Quadruple Alliance in Battle of Waterloo
Oct 16th 1815: Napoleon sent to St. 9th 1798: Sets sail for invasion of Egypt
June 11th 1798: Captures Malta
July 2nd 1798: Captures Alexandria
July 21st 1798: Victory at Battle of Pyramids
Aug 23th 1799: Leaves Egypt for Paris
Nov 9-10 1799: Participates in coup d’État, Is placed at head of The Consulate
Dec 15th 1799: Proclamation of the constitution
June 14th 1800: Victory at Marengo
Aug 12th 1800: Civil Code drafted, Napoleonic code, National Military Academy and Board of Education created
Dec 24th 1800: Failed assassination attempt in Paris
July 15th 1801: Concordat of 1801 signed between France and Church, balanced church and state power
May 10th 1802: National vote give Napoleon consulship for life
May 19th 1802: creates légion d’honneur
1803: France expansion hreatened Britain trade, France and Britain at war
May 18th 1804: proclaimed Emperor Napoleon I
Dec 2nd 1804: Napoleon’s coronation, when Napoleon took crown from Pope and placed it on himself
1805: Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Sweden formed an alliance against Napoleon
Dec 2nd 1805: Victory at Austerlitz, Austria out of war
Nov 21st 1806: Continental System/Blockade, merchants hurt, turned against Napoleon
Jan 1st 1807: Begins affair with Marie Walewska
Feb 8th 1807: Victory at Eylau
June 14th 1807: Victory at Freidland
July 7th 1807: Napoleon and Tsar Alexander sign Treaty of Tilsit
1807: Prussia and Russia forced to seek peace, France gains land under Napoleonic code
May 2nd 1808: Madrid revolts against French control, Portugal says NO to Continental System
Dec 4th 1808: Sends army and forces Spanish king to give up throne, his brother becomes king of Spain
May 22nd 1809: Victory at Essling
July 6th 1809: Victory at Wagram
1809: Peninsular war
Dec 15th 1809: Divorce with Josephine is proclaimed
Apr 2nd 1810: Napoleon marries Marie Louise
Mar 20th 1811: Napoleon’s son is born
June 1812: Grand army invades Russia
Sep 7th 1812: Victory at Borodino
Sep 14th 1812: Napoleon enters Moscow
Oct 19th 1812: Napoleon must leave Russia
Dec 5th 1812: Napoleon leaves his army in Russia
Mar 17th 1813: Prussia declares war on France, other states join Prussia
May 2nd 1813: Victory at Lutzen
Aug 12th 1813: Austria declares war on France
Mar 31st 1814: Fall of Paris to the allies
Apr 12th 1814: Napoleon announces unconditional abdication
1814: French driven out of Spain, British invaded France. Helena island by British
May 5th, 1821: Napoleon dies
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