https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp en-us 2021-11-17 16:34:48 UTC 2025-10-08 08:10:19 UTC hello@padlet.com 02mackenzie_thornton https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897384680  On March 2, 1796, Napoleon was named Commander in Chief of the  Armée d’Italie by the Director. Where he was then dispatched with orders to counter Austrian influence on Italian territory. In April and May, they had a series of victories. Later, Napoleon launched an attack near Ravioli where there were 3 days of fighting and achieved a victory. Where a treaty was then signed by the Austrians named Campoformio.
https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-historians/napodoc/timeline-consulate1st-french-empire/

]]> 2021-11-17 16:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897384680 02mackenzie_thornton https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897385999 In 1798, Napoleon was sent to Egypt to combat England’s growing commercial influence in the area. Which he tried to keep the expedition a secret as long as possible in order to slow a counterattack from the English navy. When landing in Egypt Napoleon and his troops were faced with harsh climates and uninhabitable terrain. But the French army overturned the army of Mamluks at the Battle of the Pyramids near Cairo. But on August 1st Admiral Nelson blocked the French fleet from escaping and has bombarded their ships. 

https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-historians/napodoc/timeline-consulate1st-french-empire/

]]> 2021-11-17 16:37:41 UTC https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897385999 02mackenzie_thornton https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897387536 Alexander the l declared war on April 8, 1812. Where Napoleon June invaded Russia with a force of 480,000 where 120,000 soldiers were kept in a reserve. Russia used tactics in order to disperse the French forces. The French then entered a city that was then filled with flames which Russia had sacrificed in order to destroy the supplies and ammunition that the French would have profited from. Napoleon retreated on October 18 but experienced difficulty crossing the river but the weather conditions were horrendous causing only 20,000 troops to make it back to France alive.

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]]> 2021-11-17 16:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897387536 02mackenzie_thornton https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897388422 Napoleon dies on June 22, 1815, which was 4 days after his defeat at Waterloo. This was the second time he abdicated from his reign where he had made his way to the island of Aix, where he wanted to then set sail for the United States. But the English and British forces were preventing his escape which he then eventually surrendered. Where his captors planned to exile him after taking him to the island of St. Helena. Here he was held captive and his health declined being locked in a cell where he relived his greatest memories. Then before his death, his last words were of Josephine and the army.

https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-historians/napodoc/timeline-consulate1st-french-empire/

]]> 2021-11-17 16:38:31 UTC https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897388422 02mackenzie_thornton https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897412486  In December 1809, Napoleon had divorced his wife Empress Josephine even though they had 2 children together but she hadn’t given birth to a son. So in 1810, Napoleon engaged Tsar Alexander l in order to try and marry one of his Russian sisters. Alexander had refused to Napoleon had turned to his ally in Austria where he married Archduchess Marie-Louise Habsburg. Which then a year later she had a son.

https://www.napoleon.org/en/young-historians/napodoc/timeline-consulate1st-french-empire/]]> 2021-11-17 16:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897412486 02mackenzie_thornton https://padlet.com/02mackenzie_thornton/okgldfln3d5oonyp/wish/1897451511 Napoleon's Coronation was painted in 1804. It depicted numerous life-sized figures in the Notre-Dame cathedral for the coronations of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon can be seen in the middle holding a crown and the moment that Napoleon is about to place the crown on his wife Josephine's head who can be seen kneeling on a pillow. The pope is to the right of Napoleon in the painting and the pope is blessing the coronation. Napoleon's mother is seen wearing a white dress sitting on a chair towards the middle of the painting. His brothers and sisters can also be seen in the foreground of the painting. Napoleon commissioned this because he wanted this memorable moment to be remembered.

https://medium.com/@prof.pirola/napoleon-a-biography-through-the-propaganda-paintings-cf144af9860f

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