Battle of Lonato Bonaparte
Bonaparte concentrated French divisions against dispersed Austrian columns during Wurmser's attempt to relieve Mantua. Victory near Lonato helped reverse a dangerous moment in the campaign.
Role range: 1795-1799
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Napoleon Bonaparte Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Napoleon Bonaparte through 110 dated historical records for France.
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1796
Battle of Millesimo Bonaparte
The French advance continued with fighting around Millesimo as Bonaparte exploited the separation of coalition forces. The action helped disrupt allied communications and pressed Sardinian troops toward withdrawal.
Role range: 1795-1799
Battle of Rovereto Bonaparte
French divisions overcame Austrian positions near Rovereto during the September offensive. Their progress forced the retreating enemy to abandon important approaches toward Trento.
Role range: 1795-1799
Civil marriage to Josephine Bonaparte
Bonaparte married Joséphine de Beauharnais shortly before departing for the Italian front. The union connected the rising general with an influential social circle surrounding the new Directory.
Role range: 1795-1799
Entry into Milan Bonaparte
Bonaparte entered Milan after Austrian forces withdrew from Lombardy. French occupation brought military requisitions, political reorganization and new claims that Italy could be reshaped along revolutionary lines.
Role range: 1795-1799
First Battle of Bassano Bonaparte
Bonaparte defeated Austrian forces near Bassano while pursuing Wurmser's army. The action pushed part of the Austrian force toward Mantua, where the garrison became increasingly crowded.
Role range: 1795-1799
French offensive into the Papal States Bonaparte
Bonaparte moved forces into papal territories during the wider campaign and extracted political and financial concessions. The operation demonstrated that French military success could alter institutions beyond the immediate Austrian front.
Role range: 1795-1799
Montenotte campaign opening Bonaparte
Bonaparte's forces struck the junction of the Austrian and Sardinian armies in Liguria. The victory opened the way to a sequence of operations that isolated the Kingdom of Sardinia from its ally.
Role range: 1795-1799
Piedmontese defeat at Mondovi Bonaparte
The French defeated Sardinian troops near Mondovì during the drive into Piedmont. This setback accelerated negotiations that removed Sardinia from active participation in the coalition war.
Role range: 1795-1799
Po River crossing operation Bonaparte
Instead of attacking the Austrian position directly, Bonaparte moved his army across the Po near Piacenza. The maneuver threatened enemy communications and forced the Austrians to abandon their existing line.
Role range: 1795-1799
Siege of Mantua initiated Bonaparte
Bonaparte began operations against the important Austrian fortress of Mantua. Control of its garrison and approaches became central to the prolonged struggle for northern Italy.
Role range: 1795-1799
1797
Advance toward Austrian heartland Bonaparte
Bonaparte led French forces through northeastern Italy into the Austrian approaches. The movement placed pressure on Vienna and helped bring the Habsburg government to preliminary negotiations.
Role range: 1795-1799
Battle of Rivoli Bonaparte
Bonaparte coordinated French forces against an Austrian offensive at Rivoli. The defeat of Alvinczi's army helped end the final major attempt to relieve Mantua.
Role range: 1795-1799
Bonaparte Releases Officer for Coup
Bonaparte permitted Augereau to return to Paris, connecting the army in Italy with the Directors planned intervention in metropolitan politics.
Role range: 1795-1799
Campo Formio settlement Bonaparte
Bonaparte signed the Treaty of Campo Formio with Austria, concluding major continental fighting against the First Coalition. The bargain redistributed territories and confirmed his growing authority in diplomacy.
Role range: 1795-1799
Capitulation of Mantua Bonaparte
After months of siege and failed relief efforts, the Austrian garrison at Mantua surrendered. The result consolidated French command of northern Italy and freed troops for further operations.
Role range: 1795-1799
Creation of Cisalpine Republic Bonaparte
French victories enabled the formation of the Cisalpine Republic from territories in northern Italy. Bonaparte oversaw arrangements that tied the new state politically and strategically to France.
Role range: 1795-1799
Fall of the Venetian Republic Bonaparte
Bonaparte's intervention helped bring the independent Venetian Republic to an end amid French and local political pressure. Venetian territory subsequently became a bargaining element in peace negotiations.
Role range: 1795-1799
Italian Army Becomes Source of Political Influence
Bonapartes victories gave his officers considerable prestige, which the Directors increasingly expected to use in their struggle with the councils.
Role range: 1795-1799
Italian campaign propaganda network Bonaparte
The Army of Italy sponsored publications that celebrated Bonaparte and publicized its victories. Their political messaging helped construct a personal reputation independent of routine military reporting.
Role range: 1795-1799
Ligurian political reorganization Bonaparte
French influence supported the overthrow of Genoa's old oligarchic constitution and the formation of the Ligurian Republic. Bonaparte's campaign thus produced lasting institutional changes along the Italian coast.
Role range: 1795-1799
Military Reputation Becomes Political Currency
Bonapartes indirect role in supporting Fructidor demonstrated how successful generals could shape the balance of power in the capital.
Role range: 1795-1799
Preliminaries of Leoben Bonaparte
France and Austria agreed to preliminary peace terms at Leoben after French advances toward Vienna. Bonaparte had assumed a substantial diplomatic role beyond his formal military command.
Role range: 1795-1799
Support for antiroyalist Directory Bonaparte
Bonaparte provided political and military backing to republican Directors confronting royalist gains in France. His position showed how victory abroad could influence factional struggles at home.
Role range: 1795-1799
Treaty of Tolentino Bonaparte
Bonaparte imposed the Treaty of Tolentino on the Papal States after French military advances. The settlement demanded territorial and financial concessions that weakened papal temporal power.
Role range: 1795-1799
Triumphal reception after Italy Bonaparte
Bonaparte returned to Paris with a reputation enhanced by battlefield success and the peace with Austria. Public honors gave the young general unusual standing in the politics of the Directory.
Role range: 1795-1799
1798
Egypt Expedition Departs Toulon Harbour
Bonaparte's fleet sailed from Toulon with the Army of the Orient. The embarkation returned the port to prominence as the starting point of an ambitious Mediterranean campaign.
Role range: 1793-1799
Canal Survey
Orders surveys of the Suez Isthmus while considering a canal between the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
Role range: 1798-1799 – 1769-1821
Army of England inspection Bonaparte
Bonaparte examined the prospects for invading Britain and judged a direct expedition problematic. Discussion increasingly turned toward operations against British interests in the Mediterranean and Egypt.
Role range: 1795-1799
Battle of Shubra Khit Bonaparte
French infantry formations repulsed Mamluk cavalry near Shubra Khit during the advance toward Cairo. The action illustrated the tactical differences between the invading army and its opponents.
Role range: 1795-1799
Battle of the Pyramids Bonaparte
Bonaparte defeated Mamluk forces near Cairo by organizing his infantry into defensive squares. The victory opened the capital to French occupation but did not secure control of all Egypt.
Role range: 1795-1799
Cairo uprising suppressed Bonaparte
A major revolt broke out against French occupation in Cairo. Bonaparte's troops used force to suppress the insurrection, exposing the limits of efforts to secure cooperation through proclamations.
Role range: 1795-1799
Destruction of French fleet at Aboukir Bonaparte
Nelson's victory over the French fleet left Bonaparte's land army largely isolated from France. The loss changed the strategic position of the Egyptian expedition despite earlier successes on land.
Role range: 1795-1799
Egyptian expedition departure Bonaparte
Bonaparte sailed with a large French expedition intended to threaten British influence through Egypt. The operation combined a military campaign with a commission of scholars and specialists.
Role range: 1795-1799
Entry into Cairo Bonaparte
Bonaparte entered Cairo and attempted to establish French authority through proclamations and local councils. Egyptian opposition persisted despite the defeat of Mamluk forces.
Role range: 1795-1799
Institut d'Egypte established Bonaparte
Bonaparte sponsored the Institut d'Égypte as a forum for scientific and scholarly work during the occupation. Its members examined Egyptian antiquities, geography, economy and natural history.
Role range: 1795-1799
Landing near Alexandria Bonaparte
Bonaparte's forces landed on the Egyptian coast and captured Alexandria. The landing established a foothold for the inland advance against Mamluk forces.
Role range: 1795-1799
Occupation of Malta Bonaparte
The French expedition captured Malta from the Knights of Saint John while sailing toward Egypt. Bonaparte reorganized the island's administration before continuing eastward.
Role range: 1795-1799
1799
Return from Egypt - Constitutional consequence
Napoleon Bonaparte figured in events surrounding return from egypt at Frejus. His return introduced a popular military commander into the Directory's deepening political crisis. This development weakened constitutional checks built into the Directory and prepared the replacement of its executive institutions.
Role range: 1793-1799
Return from Egypt
Bonaparte landed in France after leaving his army in Egypt and began traveling toward Paris. His return introduced a popular military commander into the Directory's deepening political crisis.
Role range: 1793-1799
Records, sources and methodology
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