Napoleon Bonaparte The First Modern Military Dictator?

Timeline:
15 August 1769 17 May 1779 17 October 1784 28 October 1785 3 November 1785 14 July 1789 May-October 1792 22 December 1793 9-20 August 1794 13 June 1795 5 October 1795 16 October 1795 2 March 1796 9 March 1796 11 March 1796 10 May 1796 17 November 1796 14 January 1797 17 October 1797 5 December 1797 19 May 1798 2 July 1798 21 July 1798 24 July 1798 1 August 1798 23 August 1799 9-10 November 1799 20 May 1800 14 June 1800 15 July 1801 25 March 1802 1 May 1802 4 August 1802 3 May 1803 16 May 1803 18 May 1803 2 December 1804 17 March 1805 21 October 1805 2 December 1805 30 March 1806 Born in Ajaccio, Corsica Napoleon begins studying at the Royal Military Academy in France Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire (Military School) Graduates from Ecole Militaire, ranked Second Lieutenant in Artillery Stationed in Valence Mobs in Paris storm the Bastille Napoleon witnesses the dethroning of Louis XVI in Paris For courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon becomes Brigadier General Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a supporter of Robespierre Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West The Government assigns Napoleon with the task of suppressing rebellions against the French Republic Barras helps him win promotion to Commander of the Army of the Interior Napoleon is given control of the French Army in Italy Napoleon marries Josephine Italian campaign against Austria begins Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcola Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria He returns to Paris a hero Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign The Fall of Alexandria Napoleon wins the Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt The Fall of Cairo Admiral Nelson defeats the French Navy in the Battle Aboukir Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns to Paris Following a coup detat, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new French Government Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign Napoleon wins the battle of Marengo against Austria Singing of the Concordat with Rome ends schisms between French Government and Catholic Church Treaty of Amiens signed with Britain Napoleon restructures the French education system New constitution adopted, proclaiming Napoleon First Consul for life. The Louisiana Purchase France sells Louisiana to the US for $15 million ($230 million in modern dollars) England violates the Treaty of Amiens Senate proclaims Napoleon Emperor Napoleon crowns himself Emperor in Notre Dame Napoleon is crowned kind of Italy Admiral Nelson defeats the French Navy in the Battle of Trafalgar Napoleon wins the Battle of Austerlitz against the Austrians and Russians Napoleon crowns his brorther, Joseph, king of Naples

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14 June 1807 7 July 1807 22 July 1807 30 November 1807 20 February 1808 2 May 1808 4 June 1808 15 December 1809 2 April 1810 24 June 1812 14 September 1814

18 December 1812 17 March 1813 21 June 1813 January 1814 30-31 March 1814 2 April 1814 4 April 1814 4 May 1814 1 March 1815 7 March 1815 20 March 1815 18 June 1815 22 June 1815 6 October 1815 5 March 1821

Napoleon wins the Battle of Friedland against the Russians Tsar Alexander I declares peace with Napoleon in the Treaty of Tilsit Napoleon creates the Grand Duchy of Warsaw (Poland) to be overseen by the French Beginning of French occupation of Portugal The French marshal Joachim Murat is sent to Spain with an army An unsuccessful Spanish revolt against the French army under Murat leads to French occupation of Spain Napoleon replaces Joseph Bonaparte with Murat as King of Italy and places Joseph as King of Spain Divorces Josephine Marries Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria The Russian Campaign begins The Grand Army (450,000 men) enter Moscow to find it deserted and aflame. They return to French territory, losing many thousands of men on the way (predicted 10,000 men) . Napoleons reputation as undefeated is utterly shaken. Napoleon returns to Paris Frances allies have begun to turn their back on France Prussia declares War on France The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria Anti-French Coalition (Austria, Prussia, Russia, UK, Portugal, Sweden, Spain and a number of German States) enters France Paris falls The Senate declares the end of the Empire. Napoleons wife and son flee Paris Napoleon abdicates and Louis XVIII is restored to the throne Napoleon is exiled to Elba, and his wife and son take refuge in Vienna Napoleon escapes Elba, and returns to South France Napoleon rallies the French army to him Louis XVIII flees Paris, and Napoleon takes control; he begins the Hundred Days Campaign Napoleon loses the Battle of Waterloo to the British and Prussians Abdicates for the second time Exiled to Saint Helena Napoleon dies

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