Timeline of the Napoleonic era
Battles of Napoleon Bonaparte
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Waterloo
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![Battle of Ligny on 16 June 1815 Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
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Dizier
Dizier
17
![Battle of Brienne on 29 January 1814 Battle of La Rothière on 1 February 1814 Battle of Champaubert on 10 February 1814 Battle of Montmirail on 11 February 1814 Battle of Château-Thierry (1814) on 12 February 1814 Battle of Vauchamps on 14 February 1814 Battle of Mormant on 17 February 1814 Battle of Montereau on 18 February 1814 Battle of Craonne on 7 March 1814 Battle of Laon from 9 to 10 March 1814 Battle of Reims (1814) from 12 to 13 March 1814 Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube from 20 to 21 March 1814 Battle of Saint-Dizier on 26 March 1814](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Leipzig
16
![Battle of Lützen (1813) on 2 May 1813 Battle of Bautzen (1813) from 20 to 21 May 1813 Battle of Dresden from 26 to 27 August 1813 Battle of Leipzig from 16 to 19 October 1813 Battle of Hanau from 30 to 31 October 1813](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Berezina
15
![Battle of Berezina from 26 to 29 November 1812](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Borodino
14
![Battle of Vitebsk on 26 July 1812 Battle of Smolensk on 16 August 1812 Battle of Borodino on 7 September 1812](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Wagram
13
![Battle of Teugen-Hausen on 19 April 1809 Battle of Abensberg on 20 April 1809 Battle of Landshut (1809) on 21 April 1809 Battle of Eckmühl from 21 to 22 April 1809 Battle of Ratisbon on 23 April 1809 Battle of Aspern-Essling from 21 to 22 May 1809 Battle of Wagram from 5 to 6 July 1809 Battle of Znaim from 10–11 July 1809](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Somosierra
12
![Battle of Somosierra on 30 November 1808](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Friedland
11
![Battle of Czarnowo on 23 December 1806 Battle of Eylau from 7 to 8 February 1807 Battle of Friedland on 14 June 1807](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Jena
10
![Battle of Jena–Auerstedt on 14 October 1806](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Austerlitz
9
![Battle of Ulm from 15 to 20 October 1805 Battle of Austerlitz on 2 December 1805](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Marengo
8
![Siege of Fort Bard from May 14 to June 1, 1800 Battle of Marengo on 14 June 1800](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Cairo
7
![Battle of Shubra Khit on 13 July 1798 Battle of the Pyramids on 21 July 1798 Battle of the Nile from 1 to 3 August 1798 Revolt of Cairo from 21 to 22 October 1798 Siege of El Arish from 8 to 20 February 1799 Siege of Jaffa from 3 to 7 March 1799 Siege of Acre (1799) from 20 March to 21 May 1799 Battle of Mount Tabor (1799) on 16 April 1799 Battle of Abukir (1799) on 25 July 1799](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Malta
6
![French invasion of Malta from 10 to 12 June 1798](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
5
![Battle of Castiglione on 5 August 1796 Siege of Mantua (1796–1797) from 27 August 1796 to 2 February 1797 Battle of Rovereto on 4 September 1796 Battle of Bassano on 8 September 1796 Second Battle of Bassano on 6 November 1796 Battle of Caldiero (1796) on 12 November 1796 Battle of Arcole from 15 to 17 November 1796 Battle of Rivoli from 14 to 15 January 1797 Battle of Valvasone (1797) on 16 March 1797 Battle of Tagliamento on 16 March 1797 Battle of Tarvis (1797) from 21 to 23 March 1797](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
4
![Battle of Montenotte from 11 to 12 April 1796 Battle of Millesimo from 13 to 14 April 1796 Second Battle of Dego from 14–15 April 1796 Battle of Ceva on 16 April 1796 Battle of Mondovì from 20 to 22 April 1796 Battle of Fombio from 7 to 9 May 1796 Battle of Lodi on 10 May 1796 Battle of Borghetto on 30 May 1796 Battle of Lonato from 3 to 4 August 1796](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Paris
3
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2
![Second Battle of Saorgio (1794) from 24 to 28 April 1794](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Toulon
1
![Siege of Toulon (1793) from 29 August to 19 December 1793](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Invisible_Square.svg/16px-Invisible_Square.svg.png)
Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars.
Early years
- 1769
- August 15: Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica
- 1785
- October 28: Napoleon graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery.
- November 3: Stationed in Valence
- 1793
- December 22: For his brilliant tactical command (although a subordinate officer, he was widely credited for the victory) at an internal French Siege of Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general
- 1794
- August 9–20: Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a supporter of Robespierre.
- 1795
- October: Royalist 13 Vendémiaire rising put down by Napoleon. Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Interior
- October 15: At the home of Paul Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon meets Rose de Beauharnais (Joséphine)
- 2 November: The French Directory (in French: "le Directoire") was established
- 1796
- March 2: Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
- March 11: Italian campaign against Austria begins
- May 10: Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi
- November 17: Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole
- 1797
- January 14: Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli
- October 17: Treaty of Campo Formio with Austria
- December 5: Napoleon returns to Paris as a hero
- 1798
- May 19: Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign with an army of 38,000
- July 21: Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
- July 24: Fall of Cairo
- August 3: Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French navy in the Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's army is cut off from supplies and communication
Napoleonic era
- 1799
- August 23: Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon relinquishes command in Egypt to Kléber and returns to Paris, a so-called Coup d’état
- November 9–10: Coup of 18 Brumaire Napoleon overthrows the Directory
- December 12: Napoleon elected First Consul of the Consulate
- 1800
- June 14: Battle of Marengo
- December 24: Napoleon escapes an assassination attempt
- 1801
- February 9: Treaty with Austria signed at Lunéville, Treaty of Lunéville
- July 8: Battle of Algeciras
- July 15: Concordat of 1801
- 1802
- March 25: Treaty of Amiens
- May 1: Napoleon restructures French educational system
- May 19: Légion d'honneur established
- August 2: New constitution adopted, plebiscite confirms Napoleon as First Consul for life
- 1803
- May 3: Napoleon sells the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.
- May 18: Britain declares war on France
- May 26: France invades Hanover
- 1804
- March 21: Introduction of the Civil Code (also known as Napoleon Code)
- May 18: Napoleon proclaimed Emperor of the French by the Senate
- December 2: Napoleon crowns himself emperor, in the company of the Pope
- 1805
- October 19: Battle of Ulm
- October 21: Battle of Trafalgar; Admiral Lord Nelson killed
- October 30: Battle of Caldiero
- December 2: Battle of Austerlitz
- 1806
- March 30: Napoleon names his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples, and appoints other family members to various other posts
- July 12: Confederation of the Rhine established with Napoleon as Protector. Initially had 16 member states, later others added, including kingdoms of Saxony and Westphalia
- August 6: Holy Roman Empire abolished
- September 15: Prussia joins Britain and Russia against Napoleon
- October 14: Battle of Jena and Battle of Auerstadt
- November 21: The Berlin Decree (1806), which initiated the Continental System was issued
- 1807
- February 8: Battle of Eylau
- June 14: Battle of Friedland
- June 25: Treaty of Tilsit signed between Russia and France
- October 27: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1807) secretly agreed between Napoleon and Spain to partition Portugal
- 1808
- March 17: Imperial University established
- May 2: Spanish people rise up against France. Often referred to as Dos de Mayo Uprising
- May 3: Napoleon's soldiers retaliate for uprising by brutally executing Spanish citizens (famously depicted in Goya's The Third of May 1808)
- July 7: Joseph crowned King of Spain after Portugal revolts against the Continental System/blockade Napoleon had put in place. Napoleon collected five armies to advance into Portugal and 'bullied' the Spanish royal family into resigning
- Peninsular War
- July 16–19: Battle of Bailén
- 1809
- April 19: Battle of Raszyn
- May 22: Battle of Aspern-Essling; first defeat of Napoleon in 10 years
- July 5–6: Battle of Wagram; success for Napoleon, Austria loses territory and must enforce the Continental System
- July 27-28: Battle of Talavera
- October 14: Treaty of Schönbrunn signed
- December 14: Public announcement of Napoleon's divorce from Joséphine
- 1810
- March 11: Napoleon marries Marie Louise of Austria by proxy in Vienna
- April 1: Napoleon officially marries Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma in Paris
- 1811
- March 20: Napoleon II, Napoleon's son born, styled as the King of Rome
- 1812
- July 22: Battle of Salamanca
- August 4–6: Battle of Smolensk
- September 1: Moscow evacuated
- September 7: Battle of Borodino
- September 14: Napoleon arrives in Moscow to find the city abandoned and set alight by the inhabitants; retreating in the midst of a frigid winter, the army suffers great losses
- October 19: Beginning of the Great Retreat from Moscow
- October 24: Battle of Maloyaroslavets
- November: Crossing of the River Berezina
- December: Grande Armée expelled from Russia
- 1813
- April 2: Battle of Lüneburg
- May 2: Battle of Lützen
- May 20–21: Battle of Bautzen
- May 26: Battle of Haynau
- June 4–26: Armistice of Poischwitz
- June 21: Battle of Vitoria
- August 15: Siege of Danzig
- August 23: Battle of Großbeeren
- August 26–27: Battle of Dresden
- August 26: Battle of Katzbach
- August 27: Battle of Hagelberg
- August 29–30: Battle of Kulm
- August 31: Battle of San Marcial
- September 6: Battle of Dennewitz
- September 16: Battle of the Göhrde
- September 28: Battle of Altenburg
- October 3: Battle of Wartenburg
- October 7: Battle of the Bidassoa
- October 14: Battle of Liebertwolkwitz
- October 16–19: Battle of Leipzig
- October 30–31: Battle of Hanau
- November 10: Battle of Nivelle
- October 31: End of the Siege of Pamplona
- December 7: Battle of Bornhöved
- December 9–13: Battles of the Nive
- December 10: Battle of Sehested
- 1814
- February 10–14: Six Days Campaign
- February 15: Battle of Garris
- February 27: Battle of Orthez
- April 10: Battle of Toulouse
- March 30–31: Battle of Paris
- April 4: Napoleon abdicates his rule and Louis XVIII, a Bourbon, is restored to the French throne
- April 11: Treaty of Fontainebleau (1814) Napoleon agrees to exile in Elba, the allies agree to pay his family a pension
- April 14: Battle of Bayonne
- May 4: Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take refuge in Vienna
- 1815
- February 26: Napoleon escapes from Elba
- March 20: Napoleon arrives in Paris
- Beginning of the Hundred Days
- June 16: Battle of Ligny
- June 18: Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of Waterloo
- June 28: Second restoration of Louis XVIII
- October 16: Napoleon is exiled to Saint Helena
- November 20: Treaty of Paris (1815)
- 1821
- May 5: Napoleon dies
References
- Jack Allen Meyer (1987). An Annotated Bibliography of the Napoleonic Era: Recent Publications, 1945-1985 ISBN 0-313-24901-6
Further reading
- William Leonard Langer & Peter N. Stearns. The Encyclopedia of World History: Ancient, Medieval, and Modern, Chronologically, Edition: 6, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2001 ISBN 0-395-65237-5, ISBN 978-0-395-65237-4 Chapter "The Napoleonic Period, 1799-1815", pp. 435–441
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