NAPOLEAN BONAPARTE

1769-1789

• Napolean Bonaparte is born in 1769, on the island of corsica
• Napolean, at the age of 9, was sent to a military school by his parents
• In 1785 Napolean finished school at 16. He was a lieutenant in the artillery
• In 1789 the people of Saint Domingue demanded the same rights as the people of france

1795-96

• While rebels marched on the national convention, Napoleon was told to guard the delegates
• Napolean caused the rebels to flee in confusion, he was considered a hero
• The directory made napolean the leader of an entire army that went against Austria
• Louis XVII dies in prison

1799-1802

• The Directory lost the confidence of the French people
• Napoleon returned from Egypt and was urged by his friends to take power
• Russia, Austria, and Britain wanted to take power away from Napoleon
• After napoleon was relieved of power Europe was at peace for the first time in a decade
• A vote for a new constitution took place

1804-1808

• In 1804 Napoleon decided to make himself emperor of france
• In 1805 the battle of Austerlitz takes place
• In November of 1806 Napoleon enacted a blockade
• 1807 France becomes an empire
• In 1808 Napoleon sent an invasion army to Portugal throught Spain, this was a fatal mistake

1812

• In 1812 the french empire collapses
• In 1812 the united states congress declared war on britain
• In 1812 Napoleon marched his army to Russia
• On September 7, 1812 the armies of Russia and Napoleon fought for hours until Russia fell back
• Napoleon got to Moscow just to find embers and ruins

1813-1815

• October 1813 Napoleon and the allied European armies outside of Leipzig, Germany
• In January 1814 the allied armies where pushed back towards Paris
• In April of the same year Napoleon gave up his throne after being denied to fight more by his generals
• In March of 1815 Napoleon wanted to gain back the throne
• On June 18, 1815 Napoleon fought against a defending British army. The British where defending the city of Waterloo