Napoleon Timeline Flashcards

Flashcards about Napoleon's Timeline

1792-7

First Coalition

September-December 1793

Siege of Toulon. Napoleon recaptures from Royalists and is promoted to Brigadier-General.

5 October 1795

Napoleon crushes a royalist uprising in Paris and is promoted by Barras to commander of the Army of the Interior.

March 1796 – April 1797

Italian Campaign

10 March 1796

Napoleon is appointed commander of the Army of Italy.

12 April 1796

Battle of Montenotte (French victory over Austria)

21 April 1796

Battle of Mondovi (French victory leading to Sardinia's withdrawal from the First Coalition)

10 May 1796

Battle of Lodi (French victory over Austria)

4 June 1796

Capture of Milan

5 August 1796

Battle of Castiglione (French victory over the Habsburg monarchy)

17 October 1797

Treaty of Campo Formio (ends the war with Austria)

May-August 1798

Egyptian Campaign

1 July 1798

French army lands in Egypt

21 July 1798

Battle of the Pyramids (French victory)

1 August 1798

Battle of the Nile (British naval victory under Nelson)

1798-1802

Second Coalition

August 1799

Napoleon abandons his army to return to France.

9-10 November 1799

Coup of Brumaire

10 November 1799

Napoleon's becomes First Consul.

24 December 1799

Constitution of Year III approved by plebiscite, established consulate

January 1800

Bank of France established.

7 February 1800

Council of State established.

February 1800

Prefect system created.

14 June 1800

Battle of Marengo (victory over the Austrians in Italy)

9 February 1801

Treaty of Luneville with Austria

15 July 1801

Concordat with the Catholic Church.

March 1802

Creation of Lycee system

25 March 1802

Peace of Amiens, a peace agreement signed with Britain.

4 August 1802

Napoleon declared Consul for Life.

21 March 1804

Civil Code

18 May 1804

Napoleon's new title as Emperor

2 December 1804

Napoleon’s coronation

1805-6

Third Coalition

16-19 October 1805

Battle of Ulm (Austrian surrender)

21 October 1805

Battle of Trafalgar (British naval victory; death of Nelson)

2 December 1805

Battle of Austerlitz (decisive French victory)

1806-7

Fourth Coalition

21 November 1806

Continental System initiated by Berlin Decree

14 June 1807

Battle of Friedland (decisive French victory)

7-9 July 1807

Treaty of Tilsit

March 1808

establishment of Imperial University

2 May 1808

Spanish Uprising in Madrid (Dos de Mayo)

5 May 1808

Napoleon forces abdication of Spanish Bourbons

July 1808

Battle of Bailen (First major French defeat by the Spanish)

August 1808

British land in Portugal

21 August 1808

Battle of Vimeiro (British victory)

1809

Fifth Coalition

January 1809

Napoleon withdraws from Spain

22 May 1809

Battle of Aspern-Essling (Napoleon's first major battlefield defeat)

24 June 1812

Grande Armee crosses Niemen into Russia

7 September 1812

Battle of Borodino (costly French 'victory' in Russia)

19 October 1812

Retreat from Moscow

26-29 November 1812

Berezina crossing (catastrophic losses)

December 1812-May 1814

Sixth Coalition

16-19 October 1813

Battle of Leipzig (major defeat for Napoleon)

6 April 1814

First Abdication of Napoleon

11 April 1814

Treaty of Fontainebleau; Napoleon exiled to Elba

30 May 1814

Treaty of Paris

1 March 1815

Napoleon escapes exile, lands in southern France

18 June 1815

Battle of Waterloo

22 June 1815

Napoleon's final abdication and exile.