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1769. 1769. Napoleon Bonaparte is born on the Mediterranean Island of Corsica. p.649. October 1795. October 1795. Napoleon and his gunners protect the National Convention from royalist rebels. 1796. 1796. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
1769
1769Napoleon Bonaparte is
born on the Mediterranean Island
of Corsica
p.649
October 1795
October 1795Napoleon and his gunners
protect the National Convention from royalist
rebels.
1796
1796The Directory appoints
Napoleon to lead an army against Austria and Sardinia (off Italy)
November 1799
November 1799Napoleon (with his troops)
dissolved the Directory, replacing it with 3 Consuls—
Napoleon, as First Consul, rules as a dictator
1800
1800France votes (plebiscite)
on a new constitution giving Napoleon real power as First Consul
December 2 1804
December 2 1804Napoleon crowns himself
Emperor of France.
1805
1805France is at war with Britain, Russia, Austria, and Sweden
and win the Battle of Austerlitz (p. 666), loses the
Battle of Trafalgar.
Trafalgar Square, London, UK
November 1806
November 1806Napoleon sets up a
blockade of Britain called the Continental System – Britain then searches and
taxes ships
1808
1808
The French Empire is weakened by the
Peninsular War.
June 1812
June 1812
Napoleon and his army of 420,000 invade Russia.
Sept.-Oct. 1812
Sept.-Oct. 1812
Napoleon’s army takes Moscow, which the
Russians hadburned and destroyed.
December 1812
December 1812
Napoleon and his army of 10,000 (?)
retreat out of Russia.
January 1814
January 1814
Armies of Prussia and Russia lead
troops into Paris.
April 1814
April 1814Napoleon accepts terms
of surrender and gives up his throne, and is exiled
to island of Elba.
March 1, 1815
March 1, 1815Napoleon lands on France after escaping from Elba and becomes Emperor of
France (again).
June 18, 1815
June 18, 1815
The Battle of Waterloo begins and Napoleon loses to British and
Prussian forces.
1821
1821
Napoleon dies in exile on St. Helena in
the south Atlantic.
Look at page 649 of your textbook, including the legend, compass rose and scale, and answer the following questions.1. Name a state that neither belonged or allied with the French Empire, nor was at war with it.2. What geographic advantage did Great Britain have to resist conquest?3. What is the distance between Paris and London?4. What part of the lands controlled by Napoleon were farthest east?5. What year does this map represent?
