Timeline – Napoleon Bonaparte 1764 – Napoleon Bonaparte born 1793 o
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21 January: Louix XVI executed. 22 December: Napoleon selected general of brigade. 1794 o
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February: Napoleon appointed commander in the Army of Italy. 27 July: Fall of Robespierre (Napoleons patron) 8 August: Napoleon arrested, but released after a period of imprisonment, during which he rightly feared for his life. 1796 o
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8 March: Napoleon marries Josephine. 11 March: Napoleon is appointed Commander-­‐in-­‐Chief of the Army of Italy. 1798 o
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19 May: Napoleon sails from Toulon to invade Egypt. 12 June: Napoleon occupies Malta. 21 July: Battle of the Pyramids. 1 August: Battle of the Nile; Nelson destroys French fleet supporting Napoleon. 21 October: Cairo revolt suppressed. 29 December: Second Coalition formed. 1799 o
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9 November: Napoleon's coup of 18 Brumaire establishes the Consulate. 10 November: Napoleon becomes First Consul. 1802 o
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2 August: Napoleon made Consul for life. 15 October: France invades Switzerland. 1803 o
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30 April: Napoleon sells Louisiana to United States. 18 May: Britain declares war. 1 June: Napoleon begins to prepare invasion of Britain. French take Hanover. 1804 o
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18 May: Napoleon proclaimed Emperor 19 May: Marshalate created. 2 December: Napoleon's coronation as Emperor. Napoleon as Emperor
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14 December: Spain declares war on Britain. 1805 o
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11 April: Britain and Russia ally (beginning of 3rd Coalition). 26 May: Napoleon crowned King of Italy. 21 October: Battle of Trafalgar. 15 November: Napoleon enters Vienna. 1806 o
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1 April: Joseph Bonaparte becomes King of Naples. 20 June: Louis Bonaparte becomes King of Holland. 6 October: Fourth Coalition (Russia, Prussia, Britain, and Sweden) formed. 26 October: Napoleon enters Berlin. 21 November: Berlin degree begins the Continental System, which attempts to reduce Britain by blockade. 1808 o
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6 June: Joseph Bonaparte proclaimed King of Spain. 5 November: Napoleon assumes command in Spain. 4 December: Napoleon enters Madrid. 1809 o
15 December: Napoleon divorces Joesphine. 1810 o
22 April: Napoleon marries Marie-­‐Louise of Austria. Josephine Bonaparte
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20 March: Marie-­‐Louise bears Napoleon a son, who is given the title 'King of Rome'. 23 December: Napoleon begins preparations to invade Russia. 1812 o
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20 June: Sixth Coalition formed. 24 June: Napoleon invades Russia. 14 September: Napoleon enters Moscow. 19 October: Napoleon leaves Moscow. 1813 o
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4 March: Russians enter Berlin. 16 March: Prussia declares war on France. 16-­‐19 October: Battle of Leipzig. 1814 o
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6 April: Napoleon forced to renounce his throne. 30 May: Treaty of Paris 1815 o
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26 February: Napoleon escapes Elba. 1 March: Napoleon lands in France. 20 March: Napoleon enters Paris. 15 June: Napoleon crosses into Belgium. 18 June: Battle of Waterloo. 18 June: Treaty of Vienna 22 June: Napoleon abdicates. 1821 •
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