Timeline
The following historical essays are provided as a background upon which the caricatures in this collection can be viewed and interpreted. These vignettes are not intended to be exhaustive in detail.
These essays were prepared by Anthony Halperin, Brown '04.
- Birth through 1799
- Napoleon as First Consul (1799-1804)
- The Third Coalition and the Continental System (1804-1807)
- Spain and Austria Fight Back (1807-1809)
- Napoleon's Vast Empire (1809-1811)
- The Russian Campaign and Napoleon's Defeat (1812-1814)
- The Congress of Vienna, the Hundred Days, and Napoleon's Exile on St. Helena (1814-1821)
You can also view a scrolling, visual timeline of Napoleon's career:
