Napoleon I Biography and Timeline — Page 6

Siege of Acre

Napoleon began the siege of Acre after advancing north from Jaffa, but Ottoman and British-supported defenders resisted repeated assaults.

Role range: 1795-1799

Siege of Acre

Napoleon decided to abandon the siege of Acre after repeated assaults failed to break the defenders.

Role range: 1795-1799

Siege of Acre

Napoleon departs from Acre after failing to capture it

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Alliance 2nd Coalition

Hears of the formaion of the 2nd Coalition of Austria, Britain & Russia against France

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Return to Cairo

Napoleon returned to Cairo after withdrawing from the failed Syrian campaign.

Role range: 1795-1799

Invasion of Egypt

The Anglo-Turkish armada begins to bombard Alexandria

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Capture of Cairo

Arrives in Cairo amid much pomp & ceremony

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Battle of Aboukir Bay

18,000 Turks land at Aboukir, Napoleon marches with 6,000 to the Delta

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Rosetta Stone Discovery

French soldiers discovered the Rosetta Stone during the Egyptian expedition, providing a text that later proved central to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.

Role range: 1795-1799

Battle of Aboukir Bay

Gathers 10,000 infantry & 1,000 cavalry within striking distance of Aboukir. Decides to strike at the Turkish Army. Claims the battle will, "decide the fate of the world"

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Battle of Aboukir

Napoleon defeated an Ottoman landing force at Aboukir, securing a major French battlefield victory before his departure from Egypt.

Role range: 1795-1799

Battle of Aboukir Bay

The French are defeated & lose 13 of their 17 ships. Nelson's 5 ships intercept the French at Aboukir Bay. Marches back to Egypt & rallies his forces to defeat the Turks

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Battle of Aboukir Bay

The Turks are defeated with 2,000 killed & 4,000 drowned, the French suffer 220 killed. Napoleon is intercepted on his march to Cairo

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Siege of Cairo

Napoleon is intercepted on his march to Cairo

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Battle of Aboukir Bay

Offers surrender terms to the Turks who have fled to Aboukir castle they refuse

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Invasion of Egypt

Napoleon's troops gather to face a probable invasion of Egypt by the Army of Rhodes

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Capture of Aboukir Bay

The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Capture of Aboukir

The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Siege of Aboukir Castle

The Turkish forces are forced to surrender after 1 weeks siege of Aboukir Castle

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Invasion of Egypt

Leaves Egypt for France to save the Revolution

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Departure from Egypt

Napoleon left Egypt aboard the frigate Muiron, leaving General Kleber in command of the Army of the Orient.

Role range: 1795-1799

Return to France

Napoleon landed in France after leaving Egypt and began the journey back to Paris.

Role range: 1795-1799

Arrival in Paris

Napoleon arrived in Paris as the Directory faced military, political and financial instability.

Role range: 1795-1799

Meeting with Sieyes and Ducos

Napoleon met Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes and Pierre Roger Ducos as political discussions intensified over replacing the Directory.

Role range: 1795-1799

Meeting with Fouche

Napoleon met Joseph Fouche during preparations for the political operation that became the coup of Brumaire.

Role range: 1795-1799

Consul

Appointed Consul, 1 of 3 in the Directory

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Coup of 18 Brumaire

Napoleon joined Sieyes and allied politicians in the coup that began on 18 Brumaire and transferred the councils away from Paris.

Role range: 1795-1799

Consul

Appointed Consul, 1 of 3 in the Directory

Constitution of France

Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Consulate

Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Coup

Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Directory

Helps overthrow the Directory & replace it with the Consulate

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Provisional Consulate

The coup of Brumaire ended the Directory, and Napoleon became a provisional consul alongside Sieyes and Roger Ducos.

Role range: 1795-1799 – 1799-1799

Constitution of France

The Constitution of Year VIII comes into force

Role range: 1793-1799 – 1804-1815

Capture of Cairo

Captrures Egypt & forms a Government

Role range: 1792-1799 – 1804-1815

Assassination of Napoleon I

The assassination attempt results in further centralization & control

Role range: 1804-1815

Plot

Escapes an assassination attempt by Royalists resulting in further centralization. Escapes an assassination attempt by Royalists

Role range: 1804-1815

Exile of Napoleon I

After an attempt on his life Napoleon has 129 "Jacobins" exiled

Role range: 1804-1815

Reform of Political Repression

The Council of State supports Napoleon's mass deportations against the "Jacobins"

Role range: 1804-1815

Coalition, 2nd

After this Treaty, Great Britain was the sole nation still at war with France

Role range: 1800-1815 – 1804-1815