THE GREAT COMMANDERS: Napoleon Bonaparte

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Bonaparte

Corsican family of Italian origin that gave rise to the Napoleonic dynasty: see Napoleon I, Napoleon II, and Napoleon III. Others were the brothers and sister of Napoleon I:

Joseph (1768–1844) whom Napoleon made king of Naples in 1806 and of Spain in 1808;

Lucien (1775–1840) whose handling of the Council of Five Hundred on 10 November 1799 ensured Napoleon's future;

Louis (1778–1846) the father of Napoleon III, who was made king of Holland 1806–10; also called (from 1810) comte de Saint Leu;

Caroline (1782–1839) who married Joachim Murat in 1800; full name Maria Annunciata Caroline;

Jerome (1784–1860) made king of Westphalia in 1807.


From the Hutchinson Encyclopedia of World History. © Research Machines plc [2006] All Rights Reserved, Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines.
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11 July 1803

Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaims an independent Haiti after defeating Napoleon Bonaparte's colonial forces.

26 February 1815

Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from imprisonment on the Italian island of Elba.

9 March 1796

Napoléon Bonaparte marries Joséphine de Beauharnais.

5 May 1821
Napoleon Bonaparte dies in exile in St. Helena.
18 May 1804
Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France.
19 May 1802
Napoleon Bonaparte creates the French Legion d'Honeur - an order of distinction for either civil or military service.
26 May 1805
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned King of Italy.
12 June 1798
French leader Napoleon Bonaparte captures the Mediterranean island of Malta at the start of his expedition to conquer Egypt.
14 June 1800
Napoleon Bonaparte's French Army defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.
18 June 1815
Battle of Waterloo between the French forces of Napoleon Bonaparte and the combined armies of Britain, led by the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian forces commanded by Field Marshal Blucher.
22 June 1815
Abdication of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France - four days after losing the Battle of Waterloo.
15 July 1815
French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders to Captain Maitland aboard the English ship Bellerophon, at Rochefort before being sent into exile on the island of St Helena.
21 July 1798
The Battle of the Pyramids. The French Army, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, defeats an Egyptian army of 60,000.
1 August 1798
A British fleet, commanded by Lord Horatio Nelson, defeats the French fleet at Aboukir Bay in the Battle of the Nile - stopping Napoleon Bonaparte's plans to invade the Middle East.
2 August 1802
In France, Napoleon Bonaparte is declared 'Consul For Life' .
8 August 1815
Former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to the island of St Helene.
18 August 1812
French troops commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte are defeated by the Russians at the Battle of Smolensk.
27 August 1813
130,000 French troops, commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte, defeat a 200,000 strong Austrian Army at the Battle of Dresden.
4 September 1870
Emperor Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, is deposed and the Third Republic declared by France.
7 September 1812
After marching towards Moscow, the French Army of Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Russians at the Battle of Borodino.
14 September 1812

Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Army enters the city of Moscow - which has been abandoned and set on fire by the retreating Russians.

15 October 1815
Napoleon Bonaparte begins his exile on the island of St. Helena.
19 October 1812
Napoleon Bonaparte’s French Army begins its retreat from Moscow, Russia.
9 November 1799
In France, Napoleon Bonaparte leads the 18 Brumaire, a coup which overthrows the Directory government, replacing it with the Consulate.
7 December 1815
Michel Ney, one of the 18 Marshal’s of France created by Napoleon Bonaparte, is executed having been convicted of treason for his support of Napoleon.
2 December 1804
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor Napoleon I by Pope Pius VII.
 

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