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15 August. Birth of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica.

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21 July. Baptism of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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15 May. Napoleon enters the military school in Brienne.

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Winter. Famous snowball fight in military school in Brienne.

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30 October. Napoleon leaves military school in Brienne to go to military school in Paris.

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24 February. Death of Charles Bonaparte, Napoleon’s father.
28 October. Napoleon graduates from military school in Paris. Ranked 42nd out of 58.

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Five separate leaves of absences allowing him to stay in Corsica, where he becomes involved in the Corsican nationalist struggle with Paoli.

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20 April. France declares war on Austria and Prussia. Beginning of the war of the 1st Coalition.
20 September. Battle of Valmy. French victory.
6 November. Battle of Jemappes. French victory, which leads to the French occupation of Belgium.

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18 February. Beginning of the expedition to Sardinia. Not a success.
23 February. Combat of La Maddalena. Napoleon as a young artillery captain against Sardinia. Sardinian victory.
18 March. Battle of Neerwinden. Austrian victory.
21-23 May. Battle of Valenciennes. Allied victory.
24 May – 1 August. Siege of Valenciennes. Allied victory.
11 June. Napoleon and his family flee Corsica after a quarrel with Paoli and the nationalists.
13 June. Napoleon and his family arrive in Toulon.
29 July. Publication of ‘Le Souper de Beaucaire'.
6-8 September. Battle of Hondschoote. French victory.
September. Napoleon is sent to Toulon as artillery captain.
15-17 October (24-26 vendémiaire, an II). Battle of Wattignies. French victory.
25 November (5 frimaire, an II). General Dugommier adapts Napoleon’s plan for the Siege of Toulon.
18 December (28 frimaire, an II). End of the Siege of Toulon, the British evacuate.
22 December (2 nivôse, an II). Napoleon is promoted Brigadier General.
26 December (6 nivôse, an II). Battle of Geisberg. French victory.

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17-18 May (28-29 floréal, an II). Battle of Tourcoing. French victory.
19-25 June (1-7 messidor, an II). Siege of Charleroi. French victory.
26 June (8 messidor, an II). Battle of Fleurus. French victory.
11 July (23 messidor, an II). Mission to Genoa.
27 July (9 thermidor, an II). Fall of Robespierre.
9 August (22 thermidor, an II). Napoleon is arrested.
20 August (3 fructidor, an II). Napoleon is cleared on all counts.
2 October (11 vendémiaire, an III). Battle of Aldenhoven. Victory of Jourdan over the Austrians.
17-20 November (27-30 brumaire an III). Battle of Montagne Noire. French victory. Death of General Dugommier.

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19 January (30 nivôse, an III). Entry of the French into Amsterdam.
13 June (25 prairial, an III). Napoleon is promoted Général de l’armée de l’Ouest.
16-29 July (28 messidor – 11 thermidor, an III). Battle of Quiberon. Republican France vs. Emigrés and Britain. Victory for Republican France.
18 August (1 fructidor, an III). Napoleon seconded to the Bureau topographique du Ministère de la Guerre.
15 September (29 fructidor, an III). Napoleon struck off the list of generals employed by the Comité du Salut public.
5 October (13 vendémiaire, an IV). Napoleon is asked by Barras to play a part in the royalist insurrection on the steps of the church of Saint-Roch, in Paris. Napoleon later describes it as no more than a “whiff of grapheshot.”
11 October (19 vendémiaire, an IV). Fréron mentions Napoleon’s name in the Convention, in relation to the suppression of the royalists a few days earlier.
15 October (23 vendémiaire, an IV). Napoleon meets Joséphine de Beauharnais.
16 October (24 vendémiaire, an IV). Napoleon is promoted to Divison General of the Army of the Interior.
26 October (3 brumiaire, an IV). Napoleon is promoted to commander in chief.

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2 March (21 ventôse, an IV). Napoleon is promoted commander in chief of the Army of Italy.
9 March (19 ventôse, an IV). Marriage of Napoleon and Joséphine.
11 March (21 ventôse, an IV). Napoleon leaves for Italy.
5 April (16 germinal, an IV). Napoleon arrives at Albenga.
10 April (21 germinal, an IV). Battle of Voltri. Austrian victory.
12 April (23 germinal, an IV). Battle of Montenotte. Victory.
14 April (25 germinal, an IV). Battle of Millesimo. Victory.
14-15 April (25-26 germinal, an IV). Battle of Dego. Victory.
16-17 April (27-28 germinal, an IV). Battle of Ceva. Victory.
21 April (2 floréal, an IV). Battle of Mondovi. Victory.
28 April (9 floréal, an IV). Armistice of Cherasco.
10 May (21 floréal, an IV). Battle of Lodi. Victory.
15 May (26 floréal, an IV). Entry of Napoleon into Milan.
4 June 1796 - 2 February 1797 (16 prairial, an IV – 14 pluviôse, an V). Siege and Surrender of Mantua.
4 June (16 prairial, an IV). Battle of Altenkirchen. Victory.
5 August (18 thermidor, an IV). Battle of Castiglione. Victory.
5-6 August (18-19 thermidor, an IV). Battle of Lonato. Victory.
3 September (17 fructidor, an IV). Battle of Würzburg. Defeat.
8 September (22 fructidor, an IV). Battle of Bassano. Victory.
15 September (29 fructidor, an IV). Battle of Sainte George.
2 October (11 vendémiaire, an V). Battle of Biberach. Victory.
12 November (22 brumaire, an V). Battle of Caldiero. Austrian. The first time Napoleon was defeated when he personally led in battle.
15-17 November (27 brumaire, an V). Battle of Arcola. Victory.

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14 January (25 nivôse, an V). Battle of Rivoli. Victory.
16 January (27 nivôse, an V). Battle of La Favorita. Victory.
2 February (14 pluviôse, an V). Capitulation of Mantua.
18 April (29 germinal, an V). Battle of Neuwied. Victory.
18 April (29 germinal, an V). Preliminary Peace of Leoben.
17 October (26 vendémiaire, an V). Treaty of Campo-Formio.
28 November (8 frimaire, an VI). Beginning of the Congress of Rastadt.
5 December (15 frimaire, an VI). Napoleon back in Paris.
25 December (5 nivôse, an VI). Napoleon elected to the Institute.

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19 May (30 floréal, an VI). Napoleon leaves for Egypt.
10 June (22 prairial, an VI). Naval battle of La Valetta. Victory.
11 June (23 prairial, an VI). Taking of Malta.
2 July (14 messidor, an VI). Taking of Alexandria.
21 July (3 thermidor, an VI). Battle of the Pyramids. Victory.
24 July (6 thermidor, an VI). Entry of Napoleon into Cairo.
1 August (14 thermidor, an VI). Naval battle of Aboukir. The French fleet is destroyed by Nelson. Death of Amiral Breuys.
22 August (5 fructidor, an VI). The Institut d’Égypte is founded.
7 October (16 vendémiaire, an VI) . Battle of Sediman. Victory.
21 October (30 vendémiaire, an VI). The revolt of Cairo.

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22 January (3 pluviôse, an VII). Battle of Samhud. Victory.
7 March (17 ventô`se, an VII). Taking of Jaffa.
11 March (21 ventôse, an VII). Napoleon visits the pest-ridden at Jaffa.
12 March (22 ventôse, an VII). France declares war on Austria and Tuscany. Beginning of the War of the 2nd Coalition.
19 March-10 May (29 ventôse-21 floréal, an VII). Siege of Saint-Jean d’Acre. Defeat.
5 April (16 germinal, an VII). Battle of Magnano. French victory.
16 April (27 germinal, an VII). Battle of Mont-Thabor. Victory.
27 April. Battle of Cassano. French defeat.
14 June (26 prairial, an VII). Napoleon in Cairo.
17-19 July (29 messidor - 1 thermidor, an VII). Battle at the Trebbia. Defeat.
19 July (1 thermidor, an VII). Discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
25 July (7 thermidor, an VII). Battle of Aboukir. Victory.
15 August (28 thermidor, an VII). Battle of Novi. Defeat. Death of Joubert.
23 August (6 fructidor, an VII). Napoleon leaves Egypt.
19 September (3 j. compl., an VII). 1st Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom. Victory.
25-26 September (3-4 vendémiaire, an VIII). Battle of Zurich. Victory.
2 October (10 vendémiaire, an VII). 2nd Battle of Bergen-op-Zoom. Defeat.
9 October (17 vendémiaire, an VII). Napoleon lands in France.
16 October (24 vendémiaire, an VII). Napoleon reaches Paris.
6 November (15 brumaire, an VII). Banquet held in honour of Napoleon and Moreau.
9-10 November (18-19 brumaire, an VIII). Coup d’État. Napoleon becomes provisional consul (the other two are Sieyès and Ducos).
15 December (24 frimaire, an VIII). Proclamation of the Constitution de l’An VIII.

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13 February (24 pluviôse, an VIII). Creation of the Banque de France.
17 February (30 pluviôse, an VIII). Napoleon moves to the Tuileries.
20 March (29 ventôse, an VIII). Battle of Heliopolis. Victory.
19 April – 4 June 1800 (29 germinal – 15 prairial, an VIII). Siege of Genoa. Defeat.
3 May (13 floréal, an VIII). Battle of Enden, Stockach and Moeskirch. Victory.
20 May (30 floréal, an VIII).Napoleon crosses the Alps at Mont Saint-Bernard.
21 May (1 prairial,An VIII). The reserve army crosses the Pass of Albaredo.
9 June (20 prairial, an VIII). Battle of Montebello. Victory.
14 June (25 prairial, an VIII). Battle of Marengo. Victory.
15 June (26 prairial, an VIII). Convention of Alexandria, giving the French control of Italy up to the Mincio.
19 June (30 prairial, an VIII). Battle of Höchstadt. Victory.
24 October (11 vendémiaire, an IX). Failure of the ‘Dagger Conspiracy’ against Napoleon.
3 December (12 frimaire, an IX). Battle of Hohenlinden. Victory.
24 December (3 nivôse, an IX). Assassination attempt against Napoleon, known as The Infernal Machine.
25 December (4 nivôse, an IX). Battle of the Mincio River. Victory.

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8 February (19 pluviôse, an IX). Pitt resigns and is replaced by Addington.
9 February (20 pluviôse, an IX). Treaty of Lunéville with Austria, ending Austria ’s involvement in the war of the 2nd Coalition.
5 July (16 messidor, an IX). Naval battle in the Bay of Algesiras.
15 July (26 messidor, an IX). Signing of the Concordat.
30 August (12 fructidor, an IX). French troops in Egypt surrender to the British. End of the Campaign in Egypt and Syria.

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25 March (4 germinal, an X). Treaty of Amiens with England, ending the war of the 2nd Coalition. Beginning of over a year of peacetime in France.
19 May (29 floréal, an X). Creation of the Legion of honour.
4 August (16 thermidor, an X). Constitution de l’An X.
13 September (26 fructidor, an X). Disgrace of Fouché.
2 November (11 brumaire, an XI). Death of Leclerc, Pauline’s first husband, in Saint-Domingue.

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13 March (22 ventôse, an XI). Confrontation with Lord Whitworth at the Tuileries over what Napoleon sees as England's warmongering.
16 May (13 floréal, an XI). Breach of the Peace of Amiens, over Malta.
23 September (6 j. compl., an XI). Battle of Assaye. Victory of Wellington over the Indians.

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January-February (pluviôse, an XII). Discovery of the Cadoudal plot, order to arrest Moreau.
21 March (30 ventôse, an XII). Execution of the duc d’Enghien.
21 March (30 ventôse, an XII). Publication of the Civil Code.
6 April. Georges Pichegru is found dead in his cell. The official reason cause of death given is suicide. Murder is suspected.
11 April. Formation of the Third Coalition, at the beginning between Russia, Great Britain and Austria.
18 May (28 floréal, an XII). Napoleon is proclaimed emperor.
19 May (29 floréal, an XII). Napoleon names the 18 maréchaux d’Empire ( Augereau, Bernadotte, Berthier, Bessières, Brune, Davout, Jourdan, Kellerman, Lannes, Lefebvre, Masséna, Moncey, Mortier, Murat, Ney, Pérignon, Sérurier, Soult).
10 July (21 messidor, an XII). Fouché is re-instated as ministre de la police générale.
15 July (26 messidor, an XII). First distribution of the Crosses of the Legion of Honour, at the Invalides, in Paris.
20 July (1 thermidor, an XII). Napoleon is at the Camp of Boulogne.
16 August (28 thermidor, an XII). Distribution of the Crosses of the Legion of honour at the Camp of Boulogne.
25 November (4 frimaire, an XIII). Napoleon meets the pope Pius VII in the Forest of Fontainebleau. The pope has come to Paris for the Coronation.
1 December (10 frimaire, an XIII). Religious marriage of Napoleon and Josephine performed by Pius VII.
2 December (11 frimaire, an XIII). Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris.

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17 March (26 ventôse, an XIII). Napoleon is crowned King of Italy in Milan.
10 September (23 fructidor, an XIII). Austria attacks Bavaria, marking the beginning of the War of the Third Coalition, which will end with the Peace of Pressburg on 26 December 1805.
8 October (16 vendémiaire, an XIV). Battle of Wertingen. Victory.
9 October (17 vendémiaire, an XIV). Battle of Aicha. Victory.
11 October (19 vendémiaire, an XIV). 1st Combat of Albeck. Victory.
12 October (20 vendémiaire, an XIV). Napoleon addresses his troops before Augsburg.
14 October (22 vendémiaire, an XIV). Battle of Elchingen. Victory.
15 October (23 vendémiaire, an XIV). 2nd Combat of Albeck. Victory.
19 October (27 vendémiaire, an XIV). Battle of Ulm. Victory.
21 October (29 vendémiaire, an XIV). Battle of Trafalgar. Defeat.
29-31 October. 2nd Battle of Caldiero. Victory.
5 November. Combat of Amstetten. Victory.
10-11 November. Battle of Dürnstein. Victory.
15-16 November. Battle of Hollabrünn, or Schöngraben. Victory.
2 December (11 frimaire, an XIV). Battle of Austerlitz, also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors. Victory.
26 December (5 nivôse, an XIV). Treaty of Pressburg with Austria, ending the War of the Third Coalition.
31 December (10 nivôse, an XIV). End of the Republican calendar.

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14 February. Entry of Masséna into Naples.
15 March. Murat is named Grand duc de Berg.
30 March. Joseph is named King of Naples.
5 June. Louis is named King of Holland.
4 July. Naval battle of Maida. Defeat.
12 July. Creation of the Confederation of the Rhine, of which Napoleon becomes the Protector.
26 August. Prussian ultimatum, ordering France to withdraw all troops east of the Rhine.
7 October. Austria declares war on France, beginning the War of the Fourth Coalition.
10 October. Engagement of Saalfeld. Victory. Death of Prince Louis.
14 October. Battles of Iéna and Auerstädt. Victory.
22 October – 10 November. Siege of Magdeburg. Victory.
27 October. Entry of Napoleon into Berlin.
6 November. Blücher capitulates at Ratkau, ending Prussia ’s involvement in the War of the Fourth Coalition.
21 November. Napoleon declares the Continental Blockade.
26 December. Battle of Pultusk. Victory.
26 December. Battle of Golymin. Victory.

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7-8 February. Battle of Eylau. Partial victory.
11 March – 27 May. 1st Siege of Danzig. Victory.
15 May. Battle of Danzig. Victory.
10 June. Battle of Heilsberg. Victory.
14 June. Battle of Friedland. Victory.
25 June. Napoleon and Alexander I meet on a raft on the Niemen.
7 July. Treaty of Tilsit.
9 August. Talleyrand is disgraced.
16 August. Jerome is named King of Westphalia.
27 October. Convention in Fontainebleau of France and Spain.
30 November. Entry of Junot into Lisbon.

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16 February. Fall of Barcelona.
20 February. Murat is named Napoleon’s lieutenant-general in Spain.
1 March. New titles of the imperial nobility.
2 May. Madrid uprising against the French.
3 May. Brutal repression of the uprising in Madrid.
5 May. Charles IV of Spain abdicates.
4 June. Joseph is named King of Spain.
15 June. Murat is named King of Naples.
15 June – 15 August. First Siege of Saragossa. Spanish victory.
20 June. Entry of Joseph into Madrid.
22 June. Surrender of Dupont at Baylen.
14 July. Battle of Medina del Rio Seco. Victory.
15 August. Battle of Roleia (Roliça). Defeat.
21 August. Battle of Vimeiro. Defeat.
30 August. Surrender of Junot at Cintra.
27 September. Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I meet at Erfurt.
6 November – 5 December. Siege of Rosas. Victory.
8 November. Napoleon takes over direct command of the troops in Spain.
10-11 November. Battle of Espiñosa. Victory.
23 November. Battle of Tudela. Victory.
30 November. Battle of Somosierra. Victory.
4 December. Madrid surrenders.
20 December. First Battle of Saragosa. Victory.
20 December. Talleyrand and Fouché reconcile, and discuss the possibility of Napoleon’s downfall.

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16 January. Battle of Coruña. Victory. Death of Moore.
20-21 February. 2nd Battle of Saragossa. Victory.
29 March. 1st Battle of Oporto. Victory.
8 April. Austria attacks Bavaria. Beginning of War of the 5th Coalition.
18 April. Combat of Hausen. Victory.
20 April. Battle of Abensberg. Victory.
21 April. Battle of Landshut. Victory.
22 April. Battle of Eckmühl. Victory.
23 April. Battle of Ratisbon. Victory. Napoleon is wounded by a musket ball.
3 May. Battle of Ebersberg. Victory.
12 May. 2nd Battle of Oporto. Defeat.
22 May. Battle of Essling. Victory. Death of Lannes.
24 May – 11 December. 3rd Siege of Gerona. Victory.
14 June. Battle of the Raab. Victory.
27 June. Combat of Casa de Salinas. Undecided outcome. Wellington is nearly captured.
6 July. Battle of Wagram. Victory. Pius VII is arrested.
10 July. Battle of Znaim. Victory.
28-29 July. Battle of Talavera. Defeat.
12 October. Assassination attempt by Staps.
14 October. Treaty of Schönbrunn with Austria.
19 October. Battle of Ocaña. Victory.
15 December. Divorce of Napoleon and Josephine.

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17 February. The city of Rome is annexed to the Empire.
20 February. Battle of Vich. Victory.
21 March – 21 April. Siege of Astorga. Victory.
2 April. Wedding of Napoleon and Marie-Louise.
13 April – 13 May. Siege of Lerida. Victory.
20 May – 10 July. Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. Victory.
3 June. Disgrace of Fouché.
1 July. Ball at the Austrian ambassador to celebrate the marriage of Napoleon and Marie-Louise.
9 July. Louis abdicates. Annexation of Holland to the Empire.
21 August. Bernadotte is elected hereditary prince of Sweden.
27 September. Battle of Busaco. Defeat, although the British/Portuguese armies are forced to withdraw.
16 December 1810 – 2 January 1811. Siege of Tortosa. Victory.

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26 January - 9 March. First siege of Badajoz. Defeat.
5 March. Battle of Barrosa. Defeat.
11 March. Combat of Pombal. Defeat.
12 March. Combat of Redinha. Defeat.
20 March. Birth of Napoleon and Marie-Louise’s son, the King of Rome.
29 March. Guarda. Defeat.
3 April. Battle of Sabugal. Defeat.
10-19 April. Siege of Figueras. Victory.
22 April – 12 May. 2nd Siege of Badajoz.
3 May. Battle of Figueras.
3 May – 28 July. Siege of Tarragona. Victory.
5 May. Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. Defeat.
7 May - 19 June. 3rd Siege of Badajoz.
16 May. Battle of Albuera. Defeat.
9 June. Baptism of the King of Rome.
25 October. Battle of Saguntum. Victory.
28 October. Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos. Defeat.
8 December – 4 January 1812. Siege of Tarifa. Defeat.
25 December – 8 January 1812. Siege of Valencia. Victory.

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9 January. Battle of Valencia. Victory.
19 January. Battle of Ciudad-Rodrigo (English forces led by Wellington). Defeat. Opens the way for the allies to Badajoz.
20 January – 2 February. Siege of Peniscola. Victory.
16 March - 6 April. 4th Siege of Badajoz.
8 April. Russian ultimatum, ordering France to withdraw west of the Elba.
18 May. Dresden conference: Napoleon meets with a number of European sovereigns in an effort to avoid war.
18 May. Battle of the Bridge of Almaraz. Defeat.
17-27 June. Siege of the Salamanca Forts. Defeat.
24 June. Napoleon and the Grande Armée cross the Niemen. Beginning of the Russian Campaign.
9 July. Battle of Kliastitsy.
21 July. Battle of Castalla. Victory.
22 July. Battle of Salamanca. Defeat. Marmont is wounded.
25-27 July. Battle of Ostrowno. Victory.
13 August. Spain recaptures Bilbao.
14 August. France captures Valladolid.
16-18 August. First Battle of Polotsk. Victory.
17-18 August. Battle of Smolensk. Victory.
19 August. Battle of Valutina-Gora. Victory.
7 September. Battle of the Moskowa (or Borodino). Victory.
14 September. Entry of Napoleon into Moscow.
15-16 September. Burning of Moscow.
19 September – 21 October. Siege of Burgos. Victory.
18 October. Second Battle of Polotsk. Defeat.
18 October. Napoleon decides to withdraw from Russia.
23 October. Malet’s coup d’État.
24 October. Battle of Malo-jaroslawets. Victory.
16-18 November. Battle of Krasnoi. Defeat.
26-28 November. Battle of the Berezina. Defeat.
5 December. Napoleon leaves the retreating Grande Armée.
30 December. Yorck signs the Convention of Tauroggen, ending the Prussian alliance with the French.

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21 January 1813 – 2 January 1814 . Siege of Danzig.
25 January. The Concordat of Fontainebleau.
6 March. Eugène crosses the river Elbe, withdrawing from Russia. End of the Russian Campaign.
17 March. Prussia declares war on France.
12-13 April. Battle of Castalla. Defeat.
30 April. The French cross the Saale river into Saxony. Beginning of the Campaign in Germany.
2 May. Battle of Lützen. Victory.
20 May. Battle of Bautzen. Victory.
21 May. Battle of Wurschen. Victory. Death of Duroc.
2 June. Combat of Morales. Defeat.
4 June. Armistice of Pleiswitz.
21 June. Battle of Vittoria. Defeat. The Empire loses Spain.
11 July. Spain recaptures Saragossa.
7 July – 8 September. Siege of San Sebastian. Defeat.
25 July. Battle of Roncesvalles. Victory.
25 July. Battle of Maya. Victory.
29 July. Congress of Prague between Russia, Prusia, Austria, and France. The result is Austria allying against France.
30 July – 15 August. Blockade of Tarragona. Victory.
12 August. Austria declares war on France.
23 August. Battle of Gross-Beeren. Defeat.
26-27 August. Battle of Dresden. Victory.
31 August. Battle of San Marcial. Defeat.
7 October. Passage of the Bidassoa. Defeat.
16-19 October. Battle of Leipzig, also called ‘Battle of the Nations'. Defeat. The Empire loses Germany.
30 October. Battle of Haunau. Victory.
31 October. The French cross the Rhine into France. End of the Campaign in Germany.
10 November. Battle of Nivelle. Defeat.
16 November. The Empire looses Holland.
4 December. Declaration of Frankfurt by the Allied powers as they are about to enter France.
10 December. Combat of Arcangues. Defeat.
13 December. Battle of Saint Pierre. Defeat.
21 December. Allied armies cross the Rhine into France. Beginning of the Campagne de France.

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17 January. Murat defects.
29 January. Battle of Brienne. Victory.
30 January. Battle of La Rothière. Defeat.
10 February. Battle of Champaubert. Victory.
11 February. Battle of Montmirail. Victory.
12 February. Battle of Château Thierry. Victory.
14 February. Battle of Vauchamps. Victory.
15 February. Combat of Garris. Defeat.
17 February. Battle of Valjouan (Mormant). Victory.
18 February. Battle of Montereau. Victory.
23 February – 26 April. Siege of Bayonne. Victory.
25 February. Storming of Saint Etienne. Defeat.
27 February. Battle of Orthez. Defeat.
27 February. Battle of Bar-sur-Aube. Defeat.
7 March. Battle of Craonne. Victory.
9-10 March. Battle of Lâon. Defeat.
13 March. Battle of Rheims. Victory.
20-21 March. Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube. Defeat.
25 March. Battle of La Fère Champenoise. Defeat.
30 March. Battle of Romainville. Defeat.
30-31 March. Battle of Paris (Montmartre), and Fall of Paris. End of the Campagne de France.
2 April. Napoleon is deposed by the Senate.
4 April. Napoleon decides to abdicate, under pressure from his maréchaux.
6 April. Napoleon’s unconditional abdication.
10 April. Battle of Toulouse. Defeat.
14 April. Battle of Bayonne. Undecided outcome.
20 April. Adieux de Fontainebleau.
4 May. Napoleon leaves for Elba.
30 May. Treaty of Paris.
1 November. Beginning of the Congress of Vienna (until June 1815).

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26 February. Napoleon escapes from Elba.
1 March. Napoleon lands at Golfe-Juan.
7 March. Troops rally to Napoleon.
20 March. Napoleon reaches Paris.
30 March. Murat’s proclamation of Rimini, where he attempts to lead the Italians behind him in a resistance to Bourbon, Hapsburg, and papal rule. The Italians are largely unmoved.
22 April. Acte Additionnel aux Constitutions de l’Empire.
3 May. Battle of Tolentino. Murat is beaten.
1Juin. Oath to Napoleon at the Champ-de-Mai.
9 June. End of the Congress of Vienna.
11 June. Quadruple Alliance declares war on Napoleon.
15 June. Battle of Fleurus. Victory.
16 June. Battle of Ligny. Victory.
16 June. Battle of Quatre-Bras. Victory.
18 June. Battle of Waterloo. Defeat.
18 June. Battle of Wavre. Victory.
22 June. Napoleon abdicates.
3 July. Napoleon at Rochefort.
15 July. Napoleon on board the Bellerophon.
7 August. Napoleon transferred to the Northumberland.
13 October. Murat is executed.
16 October. Napoleon arrives on Saint Helena. Stays at ‘The Briars.’
20 November. Second Treaty of Paris.
7 Decemnber. Ney is executed.
10 December. Napoleon moves to Longwood.

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17 April. Napoleon’s first meeting with the new governor of Saint Helena, Sir Hudson Lowe.
18 August. Row with Sir Hudson Lowe.
25 November. Las Cases is expelled from Saint Helena.

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11 February. Last conversation with Gourgaud, who has been asked to leave the island.

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November. Frequent stomach problems.

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March. Napoleon appears increasingly ill.
5 May. Death of Napoleon. His last words were: “À la tête de l’armée.”

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May. The decision is taken by king Louis-Philippe to exhume Napoleon’s remains and bring him back to France.
7 July. The frigate La Belle Poule leaves France for Saint Helena, followed by the frigate La Favorite. The expedition is headed by the Prince de Joinville, Louis-Philippe’s son. He is accompanied by Bertrand, Gourgaud, Las Cases fils, Marchand, among others.
8 October. La Belle Poule arrives in Saint Helena.
15 October. Napoleon’s body is exhumed.
18 October. La Favorite and La Belle Poule leave Saint Helena.
30 November. Arrival at Cherbourg.
15 December. Arrival in Paris.