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1769

August 15 – Napoleon was born Napoleone di Buonaparte of  parents Carlo Maria di Buonaparte ( father) and Maria Letizia Ramolino (mother) in Ajaccio, Island of Corsica, France in a relatively modest family of Italian origin .

1778

December 15 – Napoleon left Corsica for mainland France.

1779

January 1 – Napoleon entered religious school at Autun in France

May 15 – Napoleon entered cadet school at Brienne-le-Château.

1784

October 30 – Napoleon entered  École Militaire in Paris for military training.

1785

September 1 – Napoleon graduated from École Militaire and was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery.

October 30 – Napoleon’s  first posting with the La Fère Artillery Regiment at Valence-sur-Rhône.

1786

September 1 – Napoleon went  to Corsica on long furlough until June 1788.

1788

June – Napoleon rejoined his regiment at Auxonne, attached to School of Artillery.

1789

September 15 – Napoleon went on second leave to Corsica, where he got  involved in revolutionary activities and attempts to gain favour with Pasquale Paoli, the Corsican Statesman and leader of that time.

1791

February 10 – Napoleon returned from Corsica to regimental duty at Auxonne.

April 1 – Napoleon was promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

September 1 – Napoleon went on  third furlough to Corsica.

1792

February 6 – Napoleon was promoted to Captain (antedated).

April 1 – Napoleon was elected Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Battalion, Corsican Volunteers. Was  implicated in a riot in Ajaccio.

May 28 – Napoleon returned to Paris, instead of rejoining his regiment.

September 15 – Napoleon was back to Corsica.

1793

February 22–25 – Napoleon was assigned by Paoli, ( the Military Commander of the National Guard of the island, directly nominated by the Revolutionary Govt. of  Paris.) with the commands of artillery during an unsuccessful military operation  on Maddalena Island, Sardinia.

March 3 – Napoleon broke  with Paoli blaming him for  the failed operation.

June 13 – Napoleon and his family arrived in Toulonin France , having been banished from Corsica by Paoli.

August 27 – Toulon handed over to the British by Royalists.

September 16 – Napoleon given command of artillery besieging Toulon.

October 18 – Napoleon promoted to Major.

December 17–19 – Successful recapture of Toulon from British and Royalists.

December 22 – Napoleon promoted to Brigadier General.

Novmber, 1799- First Consul of First French Republic  (10 November 1799 - 18 May 1804 which period is termed as ‘the Consulate’ in French history).

18 May 18, 1804-  The Senate passed a bill introducing the French Empire, with Napoleon as Emperor.

December 2,  1804 -  Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France in a lavish ceremony at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris.

Period of Napoleonic wars- 18 May 1803 to 20 November 1815.  The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of battles and skirmishes involving  the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, and various coaiitions formed by  European powers from time to time, financed and led mainly by the United Kingdom.