Napoleon Bonaparte Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Napoleon Bonaparte, based on 9 World History Database records associated with France.

9 records1791–18707 events6 places

Chronological biography

1791

Ajaccio Politics9 1791

Revolution / Revolution of France · Officer · Corsican National Guard officer · Ajaccio

Participates in Jacobin politics and local National Guard activity in Corsica

Ajaccio Politics9 1791

Revolution / Revolution of France · Officer · Corsican National Guard officer · Ajaccio

Participates in Jacobin politics and local National Guard activity in Corsica.

First Lieutenant1 June 1791

Revolution / Revolution of France · Lieutenant · French artillery officer · Valence

Serves as lieutenant en premier in the 4th Regiment of Artillery

First Lieutenant1 June 1791

Revolution / Revolution of France · Lieutenant · French artillery officer · Valence

Serves as lieutenant en premier in the 4th Regiment of Artillery.

1798

Canal SurveyDecember 1798

Exploration / Egyptian Campaign · Emperor · General · Suez

Orders surveys of the Suez Isthmus while considering a canal between the Mediterranean and Red Sea.

1803

Boulogne Invasion Camp1803

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Emperor · Emperor of the French · Boulogne

Builds invasion forces while seeking naval control of the Channel.

Transfer of Bayeux Tapestry15 November 1803

Government / Government of France · First Consul · First Consul of France · Bayeux

Napoleon's government requested the embroidery for an exhibition at the Napoleon Museum in Paris.

1805

Abandonment of InvasionAugust 1805

Warfare / Napoleonic Wars · Emperor · Emperor of the French · Boulogne

Shifts the Grande Armee east after naval plans fail.

1870

Declaration of War19 July 1870

Warfare / Franco-Prussian War · Emperor · Paris

France declares war on Prussia after the Ems Dispatch crisis, beginning the Franco-Prussian War.

Titles and roles

Emperor · Emperor · Emperor of the French · Emperor · General · First Consul · First Consul of France · Lieutenant · French artillery officer · Officer · Corsican National Guard officer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.