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Timeline of the Napoleonic Era

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Napoleon Bonaparte rose from the ranks of the French Revolutionary army to become first consul (1799–1804) and emperor of the French (1804–1814/15). His empire spanned nearly the entire width of Europe, and his military exploits have made him one of the most celebrated personages in the history of the West. He revolutionized military organization and training; sponsored the Napoleonic Code, the prototype of later civil-law codes; reorganized education; and established the long-lived Concordat with the papacy. Learn more about Napoleon’s spectacular rise—and eventual fall—through this timeline of his life.

Michael Ray Andrew Niemchick