Napoleon Bonaparte and the French Revolution

Napoleon I engaged in revolutionary movements in Corsica.

Napoleon I headed signatories sent to the National Assembly against reactionary Corsican leaders.

Corsica becomes a part of France.

Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant en premier.

Napoleon I helped found the Jacobin Club. Appointed Member of Ajaccio Jacobin Club.

Napoleon I was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in Corsica.

Army officers swear an oath of loyalty to the National Assembly.

Napoleon I was appointed 2nd Lieutenant Colonel of Second Battalion of Corsican Volunteers.

Napoleon witnessed the revolutionary crisis surrounding the assault on the Tuileries while he was in Paris.

Napoleon I was appointed captain in the 4th Artillery Regiment.

Returns to Corsica to rejoin the revolutionary movements.

France declares war on Britain to defend the gains of the revolution. France declares a war of European liberation.

France invades the Austrian Netherlands, threatening Britains maritime security. France declares war on Britain.

Napoleon took part in the unsuccessful French expedition against Sardinia launched from Corsica.

Napoleon's conflict with Pasquale Paoli forced the Bonaparte family to leave Corsica and seek safety in mainland France.

Napoleon I rejoined his company at Nice.

Napoleon I joined the Army of Carteaux acting against Marseille and Toulon.

A levee en masse is raised aiming to enlist 16,000 men.

Napoleon I was appointed Chef de Bataillon at the siege of Toulon.

Napoleon I was appointed major.

Napoleon developed an artillery plan aimed at positions controlling the harbour during the siege of Toulon.

Napoleon helped direct the assault on the fortified position known as Fort Mulgrave during the final operations at Toulon.

The successful artillery operations helped force the Anglo-allied evacuation of Toulon and restored the port to Republican control.

Napoleon I was appointed brigadier general at age 24.

Napoleon I was appointed general de brigade.

Napoleon I received a provisional appointment as general of brigade.

Napoleon I was appointed Inspector of the Coast from the Rhone to the Var.

Brings the extremist phase of the revolution to an end.

Napoleon I was confirmed as general of brigade.

Napoleon I was appointed Commander of the Artillery in the Army of Italy.

Napoleon contributed operational plans used by the Army of Italy during the campaign toward Saorgio and the Alpine passes.

Napoleon was sent on a mission to Genoa connected with French military and diplomatic planning in northern Italy.

Napoleon I was arrested on suspicion of being a Robespierrist.

Released in order to reinforce the army of Italy's General staff.

Napoleon helped suppress the royalist uprising against the Convention after Barras called on him to support the defence of Paris.

Napoleon became commander in chief of the Army of the Interior after his role in defeating the Vendemiaire uprising.

Napoleon received command of the Army of Italy, placing him at the head of the campaign against Austria and Piedmont.

Napoleon married Josephine de Beauharnais in Paris shortly before leaving to take command of the Army of Italy.

Napoleon left Paris to join the Army of Italy after receiving its command earlier that month.

Napoleon won at Montenotte, opening the Italian campaign with a victory that separated Austrian and Piedmontese forces.

Napoleon defeated the Piedmontese at Mondovi, increasing pressure on the Kingdom of Sardinia to seek an armistice.

Napoleon concluded the Armistice of Cherasco with Sardinia, securing French gains and freeing his army to concentrate against Austria.

Napoleon defeated Austrian forces at Lodi and forced a crossing of the Adda during the advance into Lombardy.

Napoleon entered Milan after the victory at Lodi, strengthening French control of Lombardy during the Italian campaign.

Napoleon defeated the Austrian army at Castiglione during the first major attempt to relieve the siege of Mantua.

Napoleon defeated Austrian forces at Bassano and continued the campaign to prevent relief of Mantua.

Napoleon secured victory at Arcole after three days of fighting, forcing the Austrian army to withdraw from the Adige region.

Napoleon defeated the Austrian relief army at Rivoli, breaking the final major attempt to relieve Mantua.

Mantua capitulated to Napoleon's forces, completing a decisive phase of the Italian campaign against Austria.

Napoleon agreed preliminary peace terms with Austria at Leoben after advancing toward the Habsburg heartlands.

Napoleon sent General Augereau to support the Directory during the anti-royalist coup of 18 Fructidor.

Napoleon concluded the Treaty of Campo Formio with Austria, ending the War of the First Coalition between France and Austria.

The Congress of Rastadt opened as France pursued a wider settlement after Campo Formio, with Napoleon associated with the negotiations.

Napoleon returned to Paris after the Italian campaign, receiving public attention for his military victories and diplomatic achievements.

Napoleon was elected to the Institut de France in the class of physical and mathematical sciences.

Napoleon embarked for Egypt with the Army of the Orient, beginning the expedition intended to challenge British influence in the eastern Mediterranean.

Napoleon captured Malta during the voyage to Egypt, removing the Knights of Saint John from control of the island.

Napoleon captured Alexandria after landing in Egypt, establishing the first major French base for the campaign.

Napoleon defeated Mamluk forces at the Battle of the Pyramids, opening the way for French occupation of Cairo.

Napoleon entered Cairo after the Battle of the Pyramids and began organising French administration in Egypt.

Nelson destroyed much of the French fleet at Aboukir Bay, leaving Napoleon's expedition isolated from France by sea.

Napoleon helped establish the Institut d'Egypte to organise scientific study, research and technical work during the occupation.

A major uprising erupted in Cairo against French rule, and Napoleon's forces suppressed the revolt after intense fighting.

Napoleon left Cairo for Suez to inspect the region and examine strategic possibilities connected with the Red Sea.

Napoleon left Cairo with the main expeditionary force for the Syrian campaign against Ottoman forces.

Napoleon's army captured the fortress of El Arish during the advance from Egypt into Ottoman Syria.

Napoleon's army captured Jaffa during the Syrian campaign, gaining a coastal position on the route toward Acre.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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