General
Napoleon I was appointed general de brigade.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
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Napoleon I Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Napoleon I through 470 dated historical records for France.
Napoleon I, historical timeline
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1793
General
Appointed General of the Brigade, provisional
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
General
Napoleon I received a provisional appointment as general of brigade.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Brigadier General
Appointed Brigadier
General
Appointed General de Brigade
General
Appointed General of the Brigade, provisional
Capture of Toulon
Captures Toulon & is made a Brigadier
Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815
Inspector
Appointed Inspector of the Coast from the Rhone to the Var
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Inspector
Napoleon I was appointed Inspector of the Coast from the Rhone to the Var.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Inspector
Appointed Inspector of the Coast from the Rhone to the Var
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris on 13 Vendemiare
Defeats a rebellion in Paris on 13 Vendemiare & establishes the Directory
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris
Brings the extremist phase of the revolution to an end
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris
Brings the extremist phase of the revolution to an end.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris on 13 Vendemiare
Defeats a rebellion in Paris on 13 Vendemiare & establishes the Directory
Role range: 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris
Brings the extremist phase of the revolution to an end
Role range: 1804-1815
1794
General
Appointed General of the Brigade, confirmed
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
General
Napoleon I was confirmed as general of brigade.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
General
Appointed General of the Brigade, confirmed
Commander of Artillery
Appointed Commander of the Artillery in the Army of Italy
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Commander of Artillery
Napoleon I was appointed Commander of the Artillery in the Army of Italy.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
General
Joins the Army of Italy under Dumerbion
Saorgio Campaign Planning
Napoleon contributed operational plans used by the Army of Italy during the campaign toward Saorgio and the Alpine passes.
Role range: 1793-1799
Genoa Mission
Napoleon was sent on a mission to Genoa connected with French military and diplomatic planning in northern Italy.
Role range: 1793-1799
Siege of Genoa
Present at the siege of Genoa
Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815
Arrest of Napoleon I
Arrested on suspicion of being a Robespierrist
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Arrest of Napoleon I
Napoleon I was arrested on suspicion of being a Robespierrist.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Arrest of Napoleon I
Released in order to reinforce the army of Italy's General staff
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Arrest of Napoleon I
Released in order to reinforce the army of Italy's General staff.
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
1795
Pantheon-Closure
Closes the Pantheon down when it protests about the arrest of Babeufs wife
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Dismissal
Dismissed from list of Generals for not joining Hoches Army at Brest
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
13 Vendemiaire
Napoleon helped suppress the royalist uprising against the Convention after Barras called on him to support the defence of Paris.
Role range: 1795-1799
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris
Defends the Convention & fires on the people, commanded by Barras
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Rebellion of Rebels in Paris
Uses a "whiff of grapeshot" on the "day of the sections" to drive out the Parisian mob
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Rebellion of Royalist
Suppresses a Royalist uprising in Paris
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
General
Appointed General of the Division, provisional
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
General
Appointed General of the Division, provisional
Commander of Army of Interior
Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior, for saving the Tuileries Palace
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Commander of Army of Interior
Appointed Commander of the Army of the Interior
Commander of Army of the Interior
Napoleon became commander in chief of the Army of the Interior after his role in defeating the Vendemiaire uprising.
Role range: 1795-1799
1796
Commander of Army of Italy
Appointed Commander of the Army in Italy
Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815
Records, sources and methodology
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