Napoleon Bonaparte, later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was Emperor of the French from 18 May 1804 until his first abdication in 1814, with a brief restoration during the Hundred Days in 1815. He rose to prominence as a general during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe and the Middle East during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. As a statesman, he implemented numerous legal and administrative reforms in France and Europe.
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- Peace of Amiens Preliminaries (February 27, 1801)
- Battle of Alexandria Fought (March 21, 1801)
- Napoleonic Code Enacted (March 21, 1804)
- Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor (December 2, 1804)
- Nelson's Last Victory (October 21, 1805)
- Napoleon's Masterpiece at Austerlitz (December 2, 1805)
- Prussia Declares War on Napoleon (October 7, 1806)
- Napoleon's Metric Retreat (February 12, 1812)
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