Napoleon I

A private religious ceremony between Napoleon and Josephine occurred the day before the coronation, at the pope's insistence.

Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804, with Pope Pius VII present.

Napoleon signed an act on 9 September 1805 abolishing the Republican Calendar, citing flaws identified in a report.

The Republican Calendar ceased to be used on 1 January 1806, when Napoleon declared it abolished.

Napoleon redirected his invasion force from Boulogne to the Rhine in August 1805 to confront Austrian and Russian threats.

Marshal Ney routed an Austrian corps led by Johann Sigismund Riesch near Elchingen.

Napoleon trapped and forced the surrender of an entire Austrian army near Ulm.

French troops attempted to slow the retreat of a superior Russian and Austrian force.

Russian forces under Bagration delayed the French pursuit near Hollabrunn.

Napoleon decisively defeated a combined Austro-Russian force near Austerlitz.

Austria signed the Peace of Pressburg, leaving the coalition and ceasing hostilities.

The battle commenced on the morning of 14 October 1806 on the grassy fields near Jena, as part of the decisive engagement of the War of the Fourth Coalition.

The Duke of Brunswick commanded the large Prussian army at Auerstedt on 14 October 1806 and was mortally wounded by a musket ball during the double battle.

Napoleon issued the Berlin Decree in November 1806, forbidding trade with Britain in response to British naval blockades.

Prussia issued an ultimatum to Napoleon on 1 October 1806, deciding to contend militarily with France.

A cavalry skirmish occurred at Saalburg on 8 October 1806, preceding the Battle of Schleiz.

Prussia declared war on France on 9 October 1806, joining a renewed coalition.

French forces defeated a Prussian-Saxon division at Schleiz on 9 October 1806.

Stéphanie and Karl married in Paris on 8 April 1806, despite Karl's protests.

Major engagement between French and Russian armies on 14 June 1807, resulting in a decisive French victory over Bennigsen's forces.

Napoleon issued the Milan Decree on 17 December 1807 to enforce the Continental System against British economic measures.

The Congress of Erfurt began on 27 September 1808, intended to reaffirm the alliance concluded the previous year with the Treaties of Tilsit.

Napoleon announced his decision to divorce Joséphine in November 1809, citing the need for an heir.

The marriage was annulled by tribunals under Napoleon's control in January 1810.

A formal divorce ceremony took place on 10 January 1810, marked by statements of devotion.

Rome was annexed to the French Empire in May 1809, forming the Département du Tibre, later renamed Département Rome in 1810.

Austrian forces crossed the Inn River into Bavaria, a French client state, initiating hostilities without a declaration of war.

French III Corps under Marshal Davout defeated the Austrian III Armeekorps commanded by Prince Hohenzollern-Hechingen.

Napoleon defeated a reinforced Austrian corps led by Archduke Louis, though Austrians captured Regensburg.

French troops under Napoleon and Marshal Davout defeated the Austrians, marking the turning point of the campaign.

France occupied and annexed the Papal States in stages beginning in May 1809, and exiled Pope Pius VII to Savona.

Austrian troops under Archduke Charles defeated the French, inflicting Napoleon's first major setback.

Franco-Italian forces defeated Habsburg forces, preventing Archduke John from reinforcing the Battle of Wagram.

Napoleon defeated the Austrians in a costly but decisive victory, consolidating his dominance.

Louis abdicated in favor of his son on 1 July 1810, but Napoleon annexed Holland shortly after, ending the client state.

Napoleon authorized the mesures usuelles by imperial decree for small retail businesses, compromising between metric and traditional measurements.

Napoleon was defeated by the Sixth Coalition in a massive engagement involving 560,000 soldiers and resulting in 133,000 casualties.

Napoleon defeated Prussian and Russian corps at Montmirail, Château-Thierry, and Vauchamps, securing a series of victories in February 1814.

Napoleon destroyed a Russian division near Mormant, southeast of Paris, on 17 February 1814.

Napoleon defeated Austrian and Württemberg forces commanded by Crown Prince Frederick William on 18 February 1814.

The Treaty of Chaumont was signed by four Allied powers, deepening their alliance against France.

Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond, hosted a famous ball in Brussels on 15 June 1815, the night before the Battle of Quatre Bras.

French troops under Napoleon I defeated part of a Prussian army under Field Marshal Blücher on 16 June 1815 near Ligny.

The Battle of Quatre Bras was fought on 16 June 1815 as a preliminary engagement to the decisive Battle of Waterloo.

The decisive battle of the campaign took place at Waterloo on 18 June 1815, resulting in Napoleon's defeat.