Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821
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- Apr 1791
- Napoleon is appointed first lieutenant of the 4th regiment of artillery at Valence. He immediately joins the Jacobin Club, a debating society. Making speeches against nobles, monks, and bishops, he soon becomes the club's president.
- Apr 1793
- Civil war breaks out in Corsica. Pasquale Paoli, dictatorial leader of the effort for an independent Corsica, condemns the Bonaparte family to "perpetual execration and infamy," for their opposition to his side. The entire family flees to contin
- Aug 1793
- When the commander of the National Convention's artillery is wounded at Toulon, Napoleon Bonaparte takes over.
- 17 Dec 1793
- Harassed by Napoleon's artillery, British troops supporting French royalists leave Toulon to the revolutionaries. Napoleon gains great prestige.
- Aug 1794
- After Robespierre falls from power in Paris, Napoleon is imprisoned for a month in Nice on charges of conspiracy and treason.
- Apr 1795
- Napoleon travels to Paris in an attempt to secure a prominent military post for himself. He is unsuccessful and considers working for the sultan of Turkey.
- 5 Oct 1795
- Napoleon Bonaparte, second in command of the National Convention, defeats a major royalist revolt in Paris, saving the new Republic. Napoleon becomes commander of the Army of the Interior.
- 9 Mar 1796
- Napoleon Bonaparte marries Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, the attractive Creole widow of a general guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
- 4 Jun 1796
- Napoleon Bonaparte leads the Siege of Mantua, resulting in a French victory over the Austrians in northern Italy.
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