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Albufera
Barbemarbois, Francois de Marquis
Boissy
Bonaparte
Bonaparte, Joseph
Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite
Castiglione
Davout
Davout, Louis-Nicholas
Ducos, Pierre Roger
Dupont, Pierre
Hulin
Junot, Andoche
Junot
L'Etang, Pierre Dupont de
Louis XVIII
Massena, Andre
Murat
Murat, Marechal Joachim
Napoleon I
Ney
Ney, Michel
Oudinot, Nicolas
Ray, Emanuel
Reynier, Jean
Soult, Nicolas-Jean de Dieu
Suchet
Talleyrand-Perigord, Charles Maurice de
Vandamme, Dominique Rene
Victor, Claude
Villenueve
Villenueve, Pierre de
Place
Abrantes
Albern
Albufera
Albuhera
Amiens
Andalusia
Aspern
Auerstadt
Austerlitz
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Bavaria
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Bayonne
Benevent
Beresina
Berg
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Beschen'schi
Borissov
Borodino
Brienne
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Cannes
Capri
Catalonia
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Cintra
Corunna
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Danzig
Dennewitz
Donauworth
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Elba
Elchingen
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Eylau
Ferme
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Napoleonic Wars
History of France  

              

1805
Albufera  Battle of Holllabrun
Hollabrun   Albufera commands a division at Hollabrun
1801
Barbemarbois, Francois de Marquis   Minister of Finance
  Appointed Minister of Finance
1803
Barbemarbois, Francois de Marquis   Rule of Louisiana
Louisiana   Negotiates the sale of Louisiana to the USA
1805
Boissy  Election
  Elected Senator
1801
Boissy  Tribunate
  Appointed Member of the Tribunate
1813
Bonaparte  Battle of Vittorio
13th June Burgos   Joseph blows up Burgos while retreating from Wellington's forces
17th June River Zadorra   Establishes a 3 line defensive formation of 57,000 behind the River Zadorra
21st June Vittorio   Manages to get 55,000 French back into France over the Pyrenees
21st June Vittorio   Wellington forces the French across the Pyrenees
1801
Bonaparte, Joseph   Peace
25th Mar Amiens   Signed by Joseph Bonaparte and the Marquess Cornwallis as a "Definitive Treaty of Peace" between France and the United Kingdom
1815
Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite   Exile of Carnot
  Exiled by Louis XVIII after the 100 days
  Proscribed after Napoleon's downfall & retires to Germany
1815
Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite   Minister of Interior
  Appointed Minister of the Interior by Napoleon during the "100 days"
1801
Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite   Minister of War
  Appointed Minister of War by Napoleon
1802
Carnot, Lazare Nicholas Marguerite   Tribunate
Paris   Appointed Member of the Tribunate
1800
Castiglione  Commander
  Appointed Commander of the French & Dutch Armies
1808
Castiglione  Marshal
  Appointed Marshal of France
1806
Davout  Battle of Auerstadt
14th Oct Auerstadt   Defeats the forces of Frederick William III
1809
Davout, Louis-Nicholas   Battle of Wagram
6th July Wagram   Outflanks the Austrian positions & contributes to their defeat
1814
Ducos, Pierre Roger   Abdication
  Votes for the deposition of Napoleon I
1808
Dupont, Pierre   Battle of Baylen
19th July Baylen   1st setback for Napoleon who calls Spain, "The Spanish ulcer"
19th July Baylen   Spain successfully revolts against French domination
1806
Hulin  Battle of Jena
14th Oct Jena   Distimguishes himself at the battle of Jena
1812
Hulin  Coup d'Etat
Paris   Suppresses Malet's plot to overthrow the Empire
1807
Hulin  General Division Hulin
  Appointed General of Division
1812
Hulin  Governor
Paris   Appointed Governor of Paris
1808
Hulin  Peerage
  Created a Comte
1812
Hulin  Plot
Paris   Suppresses Malet's plot to overthrow the Empire
1800
Hulin  Siege of Genoa
Genoa   Defends Genoa under Massena
1804
Hulin  Trial
Paris   Presides at the court martial which condemns the Duc d'Enghien
1805
Junot, Andoche   Ambassador
Lisbon   Appointed Ambassador to Portugal
1805
Junot, Andoche   Battle of Austerlitz
Austerlitz   Fights at the Battle of Austerlitz
1807
Junot  Capture of Lisbon
Lisbon   Siezes Portugal on Napoleon's orders & marches into Lisbon
1807
Junot  General
Lisbon   Appointed General by Napoleon after capturing Lisbon
1807
Junot  Invasion of Portugal
Lisbon   Siezes Portugal on Napoleon's orders & marches into Lisbon
1807
Junot  Peerage
Abrantes   Created Duc d'Abrantes by Napoleon after capturing Lisbon
1805
L'Etang, Pierre Dupont de   Battle of Haslach
11th Oct Haslach   Occupies Haslach & is attacked by 25,000 Austrians, withdraws with 4,000 prisoners
1805
L'Etang, Pierre Dupont de   Invasion of Austria
River Ulm   Leads 6,000 along the Ulm but is stopped by 60,000 Austrians under Archduke Ferdinand
1805
L'Etang, Pierre Dupont de   Siege of Haslach
11th Oct Haslach   Holds out & withdraws with 4,000 prisoners
11th Oct Haslach   Occupies Haslach & is attacked by 25,000 Austrians
1814
Louis XVIII  Capture of Paris
30th Mar Paris   Marmont surrenders Paris
1810
Massena, Andre   Commander
  Appointed Commander of the Army of Portugal
1804
Massena, Andre   Marshal
19th May   Appointed Marshal of the Empire
1813
Murat  Alliance
11th Jan Naples   Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
1808
Murat  Capture of Capri
Capri   Captures Capri
1808
Murat  Code Napoleon
Naples   Introduces the Code Napoleon
1808
Murat  Constitution
Naples   Introduces the Code Napoleon
1809
Murat  Invasion of Sicily
Sicily   Fails to capture Sicily
1800
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Armistice
Naples   Signs an armistice with the King of Naples
1815
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Arrest
2nd May Tolentino   Captured at the battle of Tolentino
1805
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Austerlitz
2nd Dec Austerlitz   Commands the cavalry at the Battle of Austerlitz
1812
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Borodino
7th Sep Borodino   Murat fights at the battle of Borodino
1807
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Eylau
8th Feb Eylau   Helps Napoleon defeat Russian forces under Benningsen with 18,000 cavalry
8th Feb Eylau   Murat saves the day at Eylau & checks the Russian advance
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Golymin
26th Dec Golymin   Indecisive battle in pursuit of the Russians
1807
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Heilsberg
10th June Heilsberg   Helps the French to an indecisive victory over the Russians
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Jena
14th Oct Jena   Heads the pursuit of the Prussians
1800
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Marengo
Marengo   Commands the Cavalry of the Army of the Reserve
1812
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Ostronovo
25th July Ostronovo   Murat fights at the battle of Ostronovo
1812
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Smolensk
17th Aug Smolensk   Murat fights at the battle of Smolensk
1815
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Battle of Tolentino
2nd May Tolentino   Captured at the battle of Tolentino & executed
2nd May Tolentino   Defeated by the Austrian Army while trying to capture the Italian throne
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Capture of Erfurt
Oct Erfurt   Captures Erfurt after the battle of Jena
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Capture of Konigsberg
16th June Konigsberg   Konigsberg surrenders to Murat
1800
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Capture of Papal States
Papalates   Captures the Papal States after the battle of Marengo
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Capture of Prentzlau
Oct Prentzlau   Captures Prentzlau after the battle of Jena
1800
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Capture of Tuscany
Tuscany   Captures Tuscany after the battle of Marengo
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Capture of Warsaw
Nov Warsaw   Captures Warsaw in pursuit of the Russians
1815
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Death
  Court-martialled & executed
1815
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Execution of Murat
  Court-martialled & executed
1804
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Governor
Paris   Appointed Governor of Paris
Paris   Appointed Governor of Paris
1805
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Grand Admiral Murat
  Appointed Grand Admiral
1808
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Lieutenant Spain
  Appointed Emperor's Lieutenant in Spain
1800
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Marriage
  Marries Napoleon's sister Caroline Bonaparte
1804
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Marshal
19th May   Appointed Marshal of France
  Appointed Prince
1814
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Peace
11th Jan   Murat signs peace with the Allies
1807
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Peerage
15th Mar Berg   Created Grand Duke of Berg & Cleves
1808
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Rebellion
2nd May Madrid   Suppresses the rebellion in Madrid
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Siege of Konigsberg
16th June Konigsberg   Konigsberg surrenders to Murat
1812
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Siege of Moscow
14th Sep Moscow   Murat enters Moscow
1806
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Surrender
Nov Lubeck   Forces Blucher to surrender at Lubeck
1804
Murat, Marechal Joachim   Trial
Paris   Arranges the court-martial of the duc d'Enghei
1808
Murat  Succession
15th July Naples   Succeeds as King of Naples, with the title Joachim I Napoleon
1st Aug Naples   Proclaimed King of Naples
1814
Napoleon I  Abdication
6th April Fountaineblau   Forced to abdicatefor the 1st time by the army
22nd June   Abdicates for the 2nd & final time
1805
Napoleon I  Alliance
25th Aug Bavaria   Signs a Treaty of Alliance with Bavaria at Bogenhausen
24th Feb   Prussia allows for the free passage of French troops against Russia
11th Jan Naples   Murat deserts Napoleon for the Allies
1809
Napoleon I  Armistice
12th July   Austria & France sign an armistice
2nd June Pleischwitz   The armistice of Pleischwitz
1811
Napoleon I  Arrest
17th June Paris   The National Council opens to settle the disputes between Napoleon & Pope Pius VII
6th July Paris   The National Council closes when Napoleon refuses to free Pope Pius VII
1809
Napoleon I  Battle of Aspern
22nd May Aspern   The Archduke drives Napoleon back across the Danube & prevents him attacking Vienna
1805
Napoleon I  Battle of Austerlitz
2nd Dec Austerlitz   Austria withdraws from the war
2nd Dec Austerlitz   One of the greatest ever military tactical masterpieces
2nd Dec Austerlitz   The French lose 10,000 to the Austro-Russian 36,000
1813