Age of Napoleon
October 1796 - Napoleon leads the French army against Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia
November 1799 - Took out the Directory and replaced it with three consuls. Napoleon claimed the first title for himself.
- This was known as the Coup d'etat or "blow to the state."
1800 - Plebiscite: vote of the people. This was used to approve a new constitution
1802 - Europe was at peace as Napoleon was in rule.
- first official to set up lycees: government run schools open to male students
- Napoleon signed the concordat which was an agreement between Pope Pius VII. This agreement stated that religion could not interfere with his government.
- Napoleonic Code: eliminated injustices, but set up uniform laws.
December 1804 - Napoleon crowned himself ruler.
1805 - Battle of Trafalgar: French was defeated.
November 1806 - Set up a blockade restricting all communication and trade between Great Britain and others. This was known as the Continental System.
1808 - Peninsular War broke out between the Spanish and French as Napoleon tried to get Portugal to accept the Continental System.
1811 - Marie Antionette gave birth to Napoleon's son, Napoleon II who became the king of Rome.
1812 - had conquered everywhere but: Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire.
June 1812 - Napoleon and a great army marched to Russia .
September 1812 - Battle of Borodino; Napoleon losing 30,000 soldiers.
December 1812 - Only 10,000 soldiers were left after the retreat back from Moscow.
October 1813 - Napoleons inexperienced army was defeated by the German city of Leipzig.
March 1814 - Czar Alexander I and Fredrick William III led troops through the French capital.
April 1814 - Napoleon gave up his throne. Then he was exiled to Elba, an island of the Italian coast.
March 1815 - Napoleon escaped from Elba returning to France regained emperor of France.
June 1815 - The French attacked Britain, and the French gave up as the British and Prussians chased them down
- This time period was known as the Hundred Days as Napoleon tried to regain power. He was then sent to a St. Helena in the South Atlantic and later died in 1821.
November 1799 - Took out the Directory and replaced it with three consuls. Napoleon claimed the first title for himself.
- This was known as the Coup d'etat or "blow to the state."
1800 - Plebiscite: vote of the people. This was used to approve a new constitution
1802 - Europe was at peace as Napoleon was in rule.
- first official to set up lycees: government run schools open to male students
- Napoleon signed the concordat which was an agreement between Pope Pius VII. This agreement stated that religion could not interfere with his government.
- Napoleonic Code: eliminated injustices, but set up uniform laws.
December 1804 - Napoleon crowned himself ruler.
1805 - Battle of Trafalgar: French was defeated.
November 1806 - Set up a blockade restricting all communication and trade between Great Britain and others. This was known as the Continental System.
1808 - Peninsular War broke out between the Spanish and French as Napoleon tried to get Portugal to accept the Continental System.
1811 - Marie Antionette gave birth to Napoleon's son, Napoleon II who became the king of Rome.
1812 - had conquered everywhere but: Britain, Portugal, Sweden, and the Ottoman Empire.
June 1812 - Napoleon and a great army marched to Russia .
September 1812 - Battle of Borodino; Napoleon losing 30,000 soldiers.
December 1812 - Only 10,000 soldiers were left after the retreat back from Moscow.
October 1813 - Napoleons inexperienced army was defeated by the German city of Leipzig.
March 1814 - Czar Alexander I and Fredrick William III led troops through the French capital.
April 1814 - Napoleon gave up his throne. Then he was exiled to Elba, an island of the Italian coast.
March 1815 - Napoleon escaped from Elba returning to France regained emperor of France.
June 1815 - The French attacked Britain, and the French gave up as the British and Prussians chased them down
- This time period was known as the Hundred Days as Napoleon tried to regain power. He was then sent to a St. Helena in the South Atlantic and later died in 1821.