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1453 |
Corsica administered by
the Genoese
Bank of Saint George
The island had major
strategic importance, as it was located on the sea route between
Spain and Italy, which was vital for the Holy Roman Empire |
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1553 |
Invasion of Corsica (1553) in 1559 the French returned Corsica
to Genoa. |
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1760 |
France loses Canada in the
Conquest of 1760 |
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1768 - 1769 |
French conquest of Corsica
Corsican Republic was occupied by French forces under the
command of the
Comte de Vaux. |
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1775-1783
American Revolutionary War |
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1776 |
2 August 1776
Declaration of independence |
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Virginia Declaration of Rights (United States, 1776) a
document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent
rights of men, including the right to reform or abolish "inadequate"
government. It influenced a number of later documents, including the
United States Declaration of Independence (1776), the
United States Bill of Rights (1789), and the
French Revolution's
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen (1789) |
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1776 to 1785 |
Benjamin Franklin served as the American ambassador to France |
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1779 |
24 June 1779 – 7 February 1783
Great Siege of Gibraltar |
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1781 |
British forces moved through Virginia and settled at Yorktown, but
their escape was blocked by a French
naval victory in September. Led by
Count Rochambeau and Washington,
a combined Franco-American army launched a
siege at Yorktown and captured more than 8,000 British troops in
October |
5 Sep
Battle of the Chesapeake |
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1782 |
In October 1781, a plan
had been worked out between Admiral Comte de Grasse, commander of
the French fleet in the West Indies, and
Francisco Saavedra de Sangronis, General Bureau for the Spanish
Indies, court representative and aide to the Spanish
Governor of Louisiana,
Bernardo de Gálvez. The strategic objectives of the
Franco-Spanish military forces in the West Indies in this plan were:
to aid the Americans and defeat the British naval squadron at New York
to capture the British Windward Islands and
to conquer Jamaica
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9-12 Apr
Battle of the Saintes
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Battle of the Mona Passage on 19 April. |
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1785 |
October 28: Naloleon graduates
from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the
artillery.
November 3: Stationed in
Valence |
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1787 |
Constitutional Convention (United States)
The Philadelphia
Convention took place from May 14 to September 17, 1787, in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. |
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1789 |
5 May 1789
French Revolution
14 July 1789
Storming of the Bastille
26 August 1789 the Assembly published the
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which
comprised a statement of principles rather than a constitution with
legal effect.
éclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen
Lafayette helped write the
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, with the
assistance of Thomas Jefferson. He was a close friend of
George Washington,
Alexander Hamilton, and
Thomas Jefferson |
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1790 |
Committee of Revisions,
was struck September 1790 |
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1791 |
27 Aug
Declaration of Pillnitz
3 Sep
French Constitution of 1791 |
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1792-1797
War of the First Coalition |
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1792 |
Louis XVI reluctantly
declared war on Austria on
20 April 1792 bowing to the assembly's wishes. Prussia allied
with Austria
29 April engagement near
Lille
25 July of the
Brunswick Manifesto Louis XVI received a copy and agreed.
10 Aug
Storming of the Tuileries
The
Legislative Assembly suspended the monarchy on 11 August after
the
Storming of the Tuileries Palace
3 Sep
Constitution adopted
20 Sep the
Battle of Valmy
21 Sep
Republic proclaimed
22 September 1792 to 2
November 1795, the
French Republic
was governed by the
National Convention,
whose president (elected from within for a 14-day term)
3 December
trial of Louis XVI |
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1793 |
21 January 1793
execution of Louis XVI
February 1793 the newly formed
French Republic declared war on
Great Britain 18 Mar
defeat at
Neerwinden December 22: For his
brilliant tactical command (although a subordinate officer, he was
widely credited for the victory) at an internal
French
battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier
general |
25 May
Capture of San Pietro and Sant'Antioco
Action of 18 June 1793
Action of 31 July 1793
5 Oct
Raid on Genoa
Action of 20 October 1793
Action of 24 October 1793
evacuation of
Toulon
in December 1793 |
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1794-1706 |
Anglo-Corsican Kingdom |
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1794 |
August 9–20: Napoleon is
imprisoned under suspicion of being a
Jacobin and a supporter of
Robespierre.
Jul-Aug 1794
Siege of Calvi
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2 Jan-9 Feb
Sunda Strait campaign of January 1794
28-29Jan
Capture of Fort-Dauphin (1794)
Action of 23 April 1794
Atlantic campaign of May 1794
Action of 5 May 1794
Action of 7 May 1794
Frigate action of 29 May 1794
The
Glorious First of June, 1 June 1794
Action of 8 June 1794
17 Jun
Battle of Mykonos
Action of 21 October 1794
22 Oct
Battle of Île Ronde
Action of 6 November 1794
Dec-Feb 1795
Croisière du Grand Hiver |
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1795 |
5 Oct Royalist
13 Vendémiaire rising put down by Napoleon
2 Nov until 10 Nov
1799, a period commonly known as the "Directory era".
collective leadership of five directors, it preceded the
Consulate established in a coup d'etat by Napoleon.
October: Royalist
13 Vendémiaire rising put down by Napoleon. Barras helps
Napoleon win promotion to Commander of the Interior.
October 15: At the home
of Paul François Barras, a Directory member, Napoleon meets Rose de
Beauharnais (Josephine)
2 November: Directory
established |
Action of 14 February 1795
Action of 8 March 1795
14 March
Battle of Genoa (1795)
Action of 10 April 1795
16-17 Jun 1795
Cornwallis's Retreat
23 Jun
Battle of Groix
Action of 24 June 1795
13 Jul
Battle of Hyères Islands
Action of 22 August 1795
Action of 7 October 1795
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1796 |
March 2: Napoleon is
given command of the French army in Italy
March 11: Italian
campaign against Austria begins
May 10: Napoleon wins the
Battle of Lodi
19 Aug
Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain becomes an alley of France
October 19, 1796, the French
reconquered Bastia and Corsica became a French
département.
November 17: Napoleon
wins the
Battle of Arcole |
Action of 12 May 1796
Action of 31 May 1796
Atlantic raid of June 1796
17 Aug
Capitulation of Saldanha Bay
28 Aug-5 Sep
Newfoundland expedition
Action of 9 September 1796
Action of 13 October 1796
Action of 19 December 1796
Dec 1796
Expédition d'Irlande
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1797 |
January 14: Napoleon wins
the
Battle of Rivoli
October 17: Treaty of
Campo-Formio with Austria.
December 5: Napoleon
returns to Paris as a hero |
Action of 13 January 1797
Indefatigable, Amazon, Droits de l'Homme
Action of 25 January 1797
28 jan
Bali Strait Incident
14 Feb
Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)
15-21 Apr
Battle of Jean-Rabel
Action of 26 April 1797
Jun-Jul
Assault on Cádiz (1797)0
22-25 Jul
Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797)
11 Oct
Battle of Camperdown |
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1798-1800 Quasi-War (an
undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United
States of America and the French Republic). |
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1798-1802
War of the Second Coalition |
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1798 |
May 19: Napoleon begins
his Egyptian campaign with an army of 38,000
July 21: Wins
Battle of the Pyramids against Mamelukes in Egypt
July 24: Fall of Cairo
August 2: Under the
command of Admiral Nelson, the British fleet destroys the French
navy in the
Battle of the Nile. Napoleon's army is cut off from supplies and
communication. |
Jan
Raid on Manila (1798)
21 Apr
Battle of the Raz de Sein
7 May
Battle of the Îles Saint-Marcouf
Action of 30 May 1798
Action of 27 June 1798
Action of 30 June 1798
Action of 15 July 1798
1-3 Aug
Battle of the Nile
Action of 18 August 1798
3-10 Sep
Battle of St. George's Caye
12 Oct
Battle of Tory Island
Action of 24 October 1798
Action of 14 December 1798 |
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1799 |
August 23: Receiving news
of turmoil in France, Napoleon relinquishes command in Egypt and
returns to Paris, a so-called Coup d’état
27 Aug-7 Nov
Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland
November 9–10:
Coup of Brumaire
Napoleon overthrows the Directory.
The
Consulate
1799-1804
December 12: Napoleon
elected
First Consul of the Consulate. |
Action of 19 January 1799
27 Jan
Macau Incident (1799)
Action of 6 February 1799
Action of 9 February 1799 (South Africa)
Action of 28 February 1799
Action of 18 June 1799
Action of 7 July 1799
30 Aug
Vlieter Incident
Action of 16 October 1799
25 Oct
Cutting out of the Hermione
11 Dec
Battle of Port Louis |
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1800 |
June 14:
Battle of Marengo.
1 Oct
Third Treaty of San Ildefonso
December 24: Napoleon
escapes an
assassination attempt |
18 Feb
Battle of the Malta Convoy (1800)
Action of 31 March 1800
Action of 7 April 1800
7 Jul
Raid on Dunkirk (1800)
Action of 4 August 1800
Action of 10 December 1800 |
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1801 |
February 9: Treaty with
Austria signed at Lunéville:
Treaty of Lunéville.
Concordant of 1801.
July 8:
Battle of Algeciras. |
Jan, Mar, Apr
Ganteaume's expeditions of 1801
Action of 19 February 1801
8 Mar
Landing of a 17,500-strong
army and its equipment at Abu Qir
2 Apr
Battle of Copenhagen (1801)
Action of 6 May 1801
Action of 24 June 1801
June-July 1801
Algeciras Campaign
6 July 1801
First Battle of Algeciras
12 July 1801
Second Battle of Algeciras
19 Aug
Battle of Mahé
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Raids on Boulogne
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1802 |
March 25:
Treaty of Amiens.
May 1: Napoleon
restructures French educational system.
May 19: Legion of Honour
established.
August 2: New
constitution adopted, plebiscite confirms Napoleon as
First Consul for life. |
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1803-1806
War of the Third Coalition |
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18803-1805
Napoleon's planned invasion of the United Kingdom |
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1803 |
May 3: Napoleon sells the
Louisiana territory to the U.S.A.
May 18: Britain declares
war on France.
May 26: France invades
Hanover. |
Royal Navy blockade of the French ports (1803)
Royal Navy blockade of the Spanish ports (1803)
Expedition to Surinam
Action of 28 June 1803
28 June 1803
Blockade of Saint-Domingue
Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean
1803
Diamond Rock |
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1804 |
March 21: Introduction of
the
Civil Code (also known as Napoleon Code).
May: Napoleon proclaimed
Emperor by the Senate.
December 2: Napoleon
crowns himself Emperor, in the company of the Pope. |
Feby. 15th. 1804
Linois's expedition to the Indian Ocean
15 February 1804
Battle of Pulo Aura
15 September 1804
Battle of Vizagapatam
Oct 1804
Raid on Boulogne
Action of 5 October 1804 |
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1805 |
October 19:
Battle of Ulm.
October 30:
Battle of Caldiero.
December 2:
Battle of Austerlitz. |
31 May and 2 June 1805
Battle of Diamond Rock
Action of 15 July 1805
Action of 10 August 1805
4 November 1805
Battle of Cape Ortegal
Allemand's expedition of 1805
Allemand's escape from Lorient
Anglo-Russian invasion of Naples
West Indies islands campaign
21 October 1805
Battle of Trafalgar
October 21:
Battle of Trafalgar.,Admiral
Lord Nelson Killed.
1805
The Trafalgar campaign
1805-1806
L'Hermite's expedition
1805 campaign of the sea lanes (1805–1810)
Basque Roads operation
French commerce raiding campaign of 1805
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) |
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1806-1807
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Fourth_Coalition |
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1806 |
March 30: Napoleon names
his brother,
Joseph Bonaparte, king of Naples, and appoints other family
members to various other posts.
July 12: Confederation of
the Rhine, Napoleon as ‘protector’. Initially had 16 member states,
later others added, including kingdoms of Saxony and Westphalia.
Holy Roman Empire abolished.
September 15: Prussia
joins Britain and Russia against Napoleon.
October 14:
Battle of Jena and
Battle of Auerstadt.
November 21: The
Berlin Decree (1806), which initiated the
Continental System was issued. |
Feb-Jul 1806
Lamellerie's expedition
6 February 1806
Battle of San Domingo
Atlantic campaign of 1806
Action of 13 March 1806
Action of 21 April 1806
Action of 9 July 1806
Action of 26 July 1806
Action of 23 August 1806
Action of 25 September 1806
Action of 18 October 1806
Adriatic islands campaign of 1806
Java campaign of 1806–1807
Java campaign of 1806–07
Raid on Batavia (1806)
Buenos Aires operation of 1806
Escape of the Portuguese fleet |
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1807–1814
Gunboat War was the naval conflict between
Denmark–Norway and the
British Navy
Peninsular War a military conflict between Napoleon's empire and
the allied powers of Spain, Britain and Portugal for control of the
Iberian Peninsula |
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1807 |
February 8:
Battle of Eylau.
June 14:
Battle of Friedland.
June 25:
Treaty of Tilsit signed between Russia and France.
October : Napoleon and
Spain divide Portugal through a secret treaty. |
14 February 1807
Raid on Samaná
Dardanelles Operation
Battle of the Dardanelles (1807)
1 October 1807
Capture of the Jeune Richard
Alexandria expedition of 1807
Gunboat War
destruction of the
Danish navy
5–11 December 1807
Raid on Griessie |
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1808 |
March 17:
Imperial University established.
May 2: Spanish people
rise up against France. Often referred to as
Dos de Mayo Uprising.
July 7: Joseph crowned
King of Spain, after Portugal revolts against the Continental
System/Blockade Napoleon had put in place. Napoleon collected 5
armies to advance into Portugal and 'bullied' the Spanish royal
family into resigning.
Peninsular War. |
Action of 4 April 1808
April 28, 1808
Battle of Furuholm
14 June 1808
Capture of the Rosily Squadron
Action of 10 November 1808
British landing in Portugal (1808)
Evacuation of the La Romana Division
Capture of the Rosily Squadron
Royal Navy supply of Prussian fortresses
(Baltic Sea) |
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1809
War of the Fifth Coalition |
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1809 |
April 19:
Battle of Raszyn.
May 22:
Battle of Aspern-Essling - First defeat of Napoleon in 10 years.
July 5–6:
Battle of Wagram - Success for Napoleon, Austria loses territory
and must enforce the
Continental System.
October 14:
Treaty of Schönbrunn signed.
December 14: Public
announcement of Napoleon's divorce from Joséphine. |
Action of 22 January 1809
February 1809
Troude's expedition to the Caribbean
Action of 10 February 1809
23 February 1809
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