Napoleon 1795 - 1815
1795: He defended the National Convention from royalists 1799: He got control of the government 1803: He sold Louisiana to the USA 1804: Crowned himself emperor 1804-1805: Conquers country after country 1805: Loses battle of Trafalgar 1806: Blocks british shipping ports 1807 - 1812: Maintains the french empire 1808: Sends army to Portugal, starting the Peninsular war 1812: Invades Russia 1813: Gets defeated at Leipzig 1814: Gives up his throne 1815: Returns to france and raises another army 1815: Final defeat at Waterloo |