Napoleon
Timeline:
o August 15, 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
o May 17, 1779: Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy
o October 17, 1784: Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire
o October 28, 1785: Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the
artillery.
o November 3, 1785: Stationed in Valence
o July 14, 1789: Paris mob storms the Bastille
o 1791: Joined Jacobin club
o May-October, 1792: While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses the storming of
the Tuileries Palace and the dethroning of the French King, Louis XVI.
o June 13, 1793: Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their
household in Corsica
o December 22, 1793: For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon
receives the new rank of brigadier general
o August 9-20, 1794: Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a
supporter of Robespierre
o June 13, 1795: Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West
o October 5, 1795: The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and
rebellion against the Republic
o October 15, 1795: At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon
meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)
o October 16, 1795: Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Army of the
Interior
o March 2, 1796: Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
o March 9, 1796: Napoleon marries Josephine
o March 11, 1796: Italian campaign against Austria begins
o May 10, 1796: Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi
o November 17, 1796: Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole
o January 14, 1797: Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli
o October 17, 1797: Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria
o December 5, 1797: He returns to Paris a hero
o May 19, 1798: Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign
o July 2, 1798: Fall of Alexandria
o July 21, 1798: Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
o July 24, 1798: Fall of Cairo
o August 1, 1798: Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French
navy in the Battle of Aboukir
o August 23, 1799: Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns to Paris
o November 9-10, 1799: Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new
French government
o February 19, 1800: Sets up a household in Tuileries Palace
o May 20, 1800: Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign
o June 14, 1800: Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria
Timeline:
o August 15, 1769: Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
o May 17, 1779: Napoleon begins study at the royal military academy
o October 17, 1784: Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire
o October 28, 1785: Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the
artillery.
o November 3, 1785: Stationed in Valence
o July 14, 1789: Paris mob storms the Bastille
o 1791: Joined Jacobin club
o May-October, 1792: While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses the storming of
the Tuileries Palace and the dethroning of the French King, Louis XVI.
o June 13, 1793: Accused of being too pro-French, Napoleon and his family flee their
household in Corsica
o December 22, 1793: For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon
receives the new rank of brigadier general
o August 9-20, 1794: Napoleon is imprisoned under suspicion of being a Jacobin and a
supporter of Robespierre
o June 13, 1795: Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West
o October 5, 1795: The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and
rebellion against the Republic
o October 15, 1795: At the home of Paul Francois Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon
meets Rose de Beauharnais (Josephine)
o October 16, 1795: Barras helps Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Army of the
Interior
o March 2, 1796: Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy
o March 9, 1796: Napoleon marries Josephine
o March 11, 1796: Italian campaign against Austria begins
o May 10, 1796: Napoleon wins the Battle of Lodi
o November 17, 1796: Napoleon wins the Battle of Arcole
o January 14, 1797: Napoleon wins the Battle of Rivoli
o October 17, 1797: Napoleon draws up the Treaty of Campo-Formio with Austria
o December 5, 1797: He returns to Paris a hero
o May 19, 1798: Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign
o July 2, 1798: Fall of Alexandria
o July 21, 1798: Wins Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
o July 24, 1798: Fall of Cairo
o August 1, 1798: Under the command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French
navy in the Battle of Aboukir
o August 23, 1799: Receiving news of turmoil in France, Napoleon returns to Paris
o November 9-10, 1799: Following a coup d'etat, Napoleon becomes First Consul of the new
French government
o February 19, 1800: Sets up a household in Tuileries Palace
o May 20, 1800: Napoleon leads his army across the Alps in the Second Italian Campaign
o June 14, 1800: Wins Battle of Marengo against Austria
