#RiseofNapolean

He Did not come from a noble family
He was highly ambitious and desperate but at the same time hardworking
The Revolution of 1789 provided equal opportunity for all
At the time of the 1789 revolution, he was part of the army
He really admired his mother and attributed all his success to his mother
Napolean was very nationalistic, ambitious and a man of unending energy
He was a captain in the army around 1794
Ready to suppress liberty. More a person who cared about ends than the means to achieve them.
In 1794, France defeated Britain in Toulon with the help of Napolean’s suggested strategy. As a result, he was promoted to Brigadier General.
1795- protests were going on in Paris- People were unhappy with the directory government as it was unable to maintain law and order- They wanted to bring the monarchy back. Napolean was by chance present in Paris at that time. Directory government gave the task of suppressing the protest to Napolean. Napolean utilized this opportunity. He used brutal means to suppress the protest. Later he was awarded the post of Full General.
1796-97- He was designated as the commander of the army which was fighting in north Italy against Austria. There he met with Josphine (a widower belonging to nobility). He fought alongside his soldiers and was able to developed bonds with them. Finally, France was able to defeat Austria in Italy. After it he gained immense popularity in France and in the backdrop of failures of directory government, French nationalists started rallying behind him. Further, with the help of media, Napolean also began propaganda in his favor. As a result, he was perceived as Liberator in Italy.
It is said that Napolean was the first modern military commander because of his war strategies.
Treat of Campo Formio (1797) with Austria - Changed image of Napolean from a military man to a statesman
1798: Wins Battle of Pyramids by defeating Egypt but all his ships were destroyed by the British naval army and he failed to capture Syria. He returned back to France. However, the people of France cheered for him and got a hero’s welcome (a great propaganda victory for Napolean).
1799: With the help of his brother and some politicians in the directory government, he did a coup against the Directory government and established a new government called consulate with three consuls
1800: Rewrote constitution to declare himself first consul i.e. head of state
1801: Concorda- basically an agreement with the church
1803: Declared himself as the First consul for life- no political opposition
1804: He declared himself as the Emperor-France no more remained a republic- because of it he is also called a murderer of French Revolution
1804: Napoleanic Code- basically a law for the whole of France
1805: Bo Austerlitz – defeated Austria and Russia
1806: Defeated Prussia; unified more than 250 states there

#DownfallofNapolean

1806: Continental blockade- No country in Europe should trade with Britain- the aim was to weaken the British economy
1807: Russia submits and signs blockade
1808-13: Failed at Spain
1812: Attacked Russia as it exited blockade. It proved a blunder of Napolean
1813: Exiled to Elba after Leipzig
1815: Exiled to St. Helena after Waterloo
1821: Dies
Napoleonic Code of 1804

Unified and codified laws for the whole of France
And Territories which Captured By Napoleon.