Claude Debussy | Timeline

Achille-Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918) was a French composer. He was seen, during his lifetime and afterwards, as the first Impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (Intro from Wikipedia)

August 22, 1862 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Achille-Claude Debussy is born

July 31, 1864 - Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Achille-Claude is christened

January(?) 1(?), 1868 - Paris - Manuel Debussy finds a job at the Paul Dupont printing shop. The family moves to Paris

July(?) 1(?), 1870 - Cannes - Claude and his mother flee from the Franco-Prussian War and arrive in Cannes to stay with Claude's aunt Clémentine. Claude has his first music lessons with the violinist Jean Cerutti

March 18, 1871 - Paris - The Commune of Paris starts - Manuel Debussy joins the National Guard to participate in it. Victorine Debussy moves with her four children to a small apartment in Paris

May 28, 1871 - Paris - End of the Commune of Paris - Manuel Debussy is arrested for his participation in the revolt

October(?) 1(?), 1871 - Paris - Claude starts piano lessons with Antoinette Mauté

December 1(?), 1871 - Paris - Manuel Debussy is sentenced to four years emprisonment by the "Conseil de Guerre"

October 22, 1872 - Paris - Claude is admitted to the Conservatoire of Paris after a year under Antoinette Mauté's teaching

January(?) 1(?), 1873 - Paris - After a year in prison, Manuel Debussy is released and his sentence suspended

September 1(?), 1873 - Paris - The Debussy family moves to a larger apartment in Paris

January 13, 1874 - Paris - Claude is praised by his teacher at the end of his examinations =(START)

July 1(?), 1874 - Paris - Honorable mention in another examination, after playing Chopin's Piano Concerto No.2

July 1(?), 1875 - Paris - Honorable mention in another examination, after playing Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1

First Public performance, 1876

January 16, 1876 - Chauny (Aisne) - First public concert

March 18, 1876 - Chauny (Aisne) - Second public concert
June 1(?), 1876 - Paris - Awarded first medal in solfeggio exam
July 1(?), 1877 - Paris - Debussy wins the second prize in the piano examination, playing Schumann's Sonata in G minor
November 27, 1877 - Paris - Enters Émile Durand's harmony class
June 1(?), 1878 - Paris - Debussy fails a piano competition
June 20, 1879 - Paris - Piano and solfeggio examinations - Debussy fails to impress
July(?) 1(?), 1879 - Chenonceaux, E. of Tours - Debussy stays at the Château de Chenonceaux with Marguerite Wilson-Pelouze, a woman of substantial means and an ardent admirer of Wagner. He discovers the charms of a life of luxury, and decides to become a composer
October 1(?), 1879 - Paris - Debussy enters Auguste Bazille's accompaniment classes. Fails again at piano competition
December 1(?), 1879 - Paris - Debussy writes "Madrid, princesse des Espagnes" and "Ballade à la Lune"
June 1(?), 1880 - Paris - Debussy wins the first prize as an accompanist
July 20, 1880 - Interlaken, Switzerland - While vacationing at Interlaken, Nadezhda von Meck, patron of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, receives a Debussy into her entourage to accompany her children’s singing and to play duets with her
August 1(?), 1880 - Archaron (Villa Marguerite) - Nadezhda von Meck and family move to Archaron
August(?) 20(?) - Nice - Stop at Nice on their way to Florence
September 1(?), 1880 - Genoa(?) - Composes his first "Trio en sol majeur" for piano, violin and cello, for Nadezhda von Meck's ensemble
September(?) 10(?) - Naples - Stop at Naples on their way to Florence
September 19, 1880 - Florence (Villa Oppenheim) - Nadezhda von Meck and Debussy arrives in Florence. She sends Tchaikovsky a "Danse Bohémienne" written by Debussy
September 30, 1880 - Paris - Debussy finishes his 3-years studies with Émile Durand
December 24, 1880 - Paris - Debussy joins Ernest Guiraud's compostion class and becomes piano accompanist for Madame Moreau-Sainti's singing class. He attends César Franck's organ class for a few months as an auditor
January(?) 1(?), 1881 - Paris - Debussy sends his Symphonie en si mineur for piano duet to Madame von Meck. He gives private lessons to his first pupil, Georges Cuignache.
Debussy is a frequent visitor to the Vasnier household in Paris at 28, Rue de Constantinople. He composes a dozen songs for Marie Vasnier, with whom he falls in love, among them Caprice, Aimons-nous et dormons, Les Baisers, Rondel chinois, Jane, La fille aux cheveux de lin, Fleur des blés
July 15(?), 1881 - Moscow - In Moscow with Madame von Meck until the end of September
October 2, 1881 - Rome - Moves to Rome
January 8, 1882 - Rome(?) - Debussy completes Fantoches on a poem by Paul Verlaine in the latter's Fêtes galantes a collection he must have found at the Vasniers
May 12, 1882 - Paris - Public concert at Gustave-Alexandre Flaxland's, the piano maker, in Rue des Mathurins, where Debussy and Marie Vasnier give the first rendering of Fête galante and Les Roses, songs on poems by Théodore de Banville. 
Unsuccessful competition entry for the Prix de Rome, with Le Printemps, sung by the Anatole de Ségur choir for female voices and orchestra
June 1(?), 1882 - Paris - Debussy publishes "Nuit d'étoiles", a song he wrote in 1880, and receives an honorable mention
July 11, 1882 - Paris - Second honorable mention on his Composition examination
August 27, 1882 - Paris - Debussy departs to Russia
September 8 - Plechtchevo, 50km from Moscow - Debussy arrives in Plechtchevo for another stay with Madame von Meck
October 3, 1882 - Vienna - Composes "En sourdine" and "Mandoline"
October 15(?), 1882 - Paris - Debussy and Madame von Meck arrive in Paris
November 1(?), 1882 - Vienna - Debussy and Madame von Meck return to Vienna
November 24, 1882 - Paris - Debussy returns to Paris
January 1(?), 1883 - Paris - Begins work on the comic Opera "Diane au Bois"
March 1(?), 1883 - Paris - Debussy becomes accompanist to the Amateur Choral Society La Concordia
May 5, 1883 - Rome - Admitted for the Prix de Rome competition
May 11, 1883 - Rome - Debussy ranks fourth with a piece for male voice and orchestra, named "Invocation"
May 19, 1883 - Rome - Admitted for the final competition for the Prix of Rome
June 13, 1883 - Rome - Debussy wins the second prize with the cantata "Le Gladiateur"
September 1(?), 1883 - Paris - Debussy discovers Paul Bourget‘s collection Les Aveux from which he extracts Romance, Musique and Paysage sentimental
January 10, 1884 - Paris - Concert with La Concordia
March 1, 1884 - Paris - Concert with La Concordia
April 8, 1884 - Paris - Concert with La Concordia
May 10, 1884 - Rome - Admitted for the preliminary competition for the Prix de Rome
May 16, 1884 - Rome - Debussy is ranked fourth with a piece for choir and orchestra named "Le Prientemps"
May 24, 1884 - Rome - Admitted for the final competition for the Prix of Rome

L'enfant prodigue, 1884

June 18, 1884 - Rome - Debussy wins the "Prix de Rome" with the cantata "L'enfant prodigue"
January 28, 1885 - Villa Medici, Rome - Debussy begins studying at the French academy in Rome - until 1887 - he hates the experience
April 27, 1885 - Paris - Short stay in Paris (until early May)

Debussy, Rome - 1885

June 1(?) - Villa Medici, Rome - Debussy begins writing about the his desire to follow his own way
June 8, 1885 - Villa Medici, Rome - Debussy now enters the social whirl, playing his songs for the Hébert soirées. He makes friends with Gustave Popelin, a painter also studying at Villa Médicis, and works on Zuleima, a symphonic ode after Henri Heine, his first musical work sent back to Paris from Rome
July 8, 1885 - Dieppe - Debussy is granted leave of absence from Villa Médicis, at his request, for around two months. He stays in Dieppe with Marie Vasnier, without her husband knowing
September 2, 1885 - Fiumicino, Rome - Returns to Rome, torn by passion and jealousy. He spends a few days at the property of Count Primoli at Fiumicino. Marcel Baschet, a painter, also on a scholarship at the Villa Médicis, paints a pastel portrait of Debussy
January 7, 1886 - Rome - Debussy attends "Aïda" at the Apollo Theatre
January 8, 1886 - Villa Medici, Rome - Debussy meets Franz Liszt at a dinner offered by the Director of the French Academy
January 9, 1886 - Rome - Debussy visits Liszt

Villa Medicis, Rome, at the time of Debussy

January 13, 1886 - Villa Medici, Rome - Debussy listens to Liszt play "Au bord d'une source" and his transcription of Schubert's "Ave Maria" and observes his pedal technique
July 1(?), 1886 - Paris - Leave of absence in Paris
February 1(?), 1887 - Villa Medici, Rome - Debussy writes the symphonic suite "Printemps". The academy criticizes his compositions as "Bizarre"
March 2, 1887 - Rome - Debussy departs to Paris
March 5, 1887 - Paris - Debussy arrives in Paris
March 13, 1887 - Paris - Debussy meets Paul Dukas at the Concerts Lamoureux. Both composers listen to Wagner's "Tristan et Isolde"
August 1(?), 1888 - Bayreuth - Trip to Bayreuth - Debussy attends the operas "Parsifal" and "Die Meistersinger"
December 1(?), 1888 - Rome - Debussy writes "La Damoiselle élue"
February 2, 1889 - Paris - Performance of the six "Ariettes oublièes" at the Société Nationale de Musique
March 1, 1889 - Paris - Performance of the piano duet "Petite Suite"
April 1(?), 1889 - Saint-Égonat (near Saint-Lunaire), Brittany - Debussy stays a couple of months with Michel and René Peter
June 1(?), 1889 - Paris - Universal exhibition (until July): Debussy discovers the Javanese gamelan, and the Annamite theatre, staged by a company from Saigon
June 22, 1889 - Paris - Debussy attends a presentation of Rimsky-Korsakov conducting his works at the Trocadéro
June 29, 1889 - Paris - Debussy attends another presentation of Rimsky-Korsakov conducting his works at the Trocadéro
August 1(?), 1889 - Bayreuth - Another trip to Bayreuth (in company of Paul Dukas, among others). Debussy attends "Tristan und Isolde"
August 30(?), 1889 - Rome - Begins writing the "Fantaisie"
February 1(?), 1890 - Paris - "Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire" is published in Paris
April 21, 1890 - Paris - Debussy withraws his "Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre" at the Société Nationale de Musique, because the conductor, Vincent d'Indy, wanted to play only the first movement at the first performance of the piece
June 4, 1892 - Paris - Debussy signs as "Achille-Claude" for the last time, adopting the shorter "Claude" as his first name

Debussy plays the piano
at Ernest Chausson's property
in Luzancy, August 1893

May 6, 1893 - Paris - Debussy plays a version of "Das Rheingold" and "Die Walküre" for two pianos with Raoul Pugno at a public lecture by Catulle Mendès on the "Tétralogie" at the Paris Opera
May 11, 1893 - Paris - Debussy plays a version of "Das Rheingold" and "Die Walküre" for two pianos with Raoul Pugno at a public lecture by Catulle Mendès on the "Tétralogie" at the Paris Opera
May 12, 1893 - Paris - Attends the first performance in France of "Die Walküre"
May 17, 1893 - Paris - Maurice Maeterlinck presents the symbolist play "Pelléas et Mélisande" which the public dislikes, but Debussy loves it
May 18 - Paris - Debussy plays a version of "Das Rheingold" and "Die Walküre" for two pianos with Raoul Pugno at a public lecture by Catulle Mendès on the "Tétralogie" at the Paris Opera
May 30 - Luzancy - Stay at Ernest Chausson's property at Luzancy
June 12 - Luzancy - Stay at Ernest Chausson's property at Luzancy
August 1(?) - Paris(?) - Spends the day with Paul Dukas
August 10 - Saint-Cloud, Paris - Approaches Maurice Maeterlinck for permission to set "Pelléas", which he agrees
September 1(?) - Paris(?) - Debussy begins working on "Pelléas et Mélisande"
November 6, 1893 - Ghent, Belgium - Debussy makes a trip to Belgium. Meets violinist Eugène Ysaÿe in Brussels and Maurice Maeterlinck in Ghent
March 1, 1894 - Brussels - Debussy Festival in Brussels. He plays with the singer Thérèse Roger
August 17, 1895 - Paris(?) - Debussy finishes the short score of "Pelléas et Mélisande"
February 2, 1897 - Paris(?) - Attends a banquet honouring Mallarmé. Meets poet José-Maria de Herédia
October 19, 1899 - Paris - Debussy marries Rosalie Texier, a fashion model, with Erik Satie as a witness
March 5, 1901 - Paris - Opéra-Comique accepts "Pelléas et Mélisande" and gives Debussy a written promise to perform the opera the following season
July 1, 1901 - Paris(?) - Debussy starts writing as a music critic for the "Revue Blanche" under the pseudonym "Monsieur Croche"
November 30, 1901 - Paris(?) - Ricardo Viñes plays for the first time at Debussy's house, the start of a 10 year collaboration
January 13, 1902 - Paris - Rehearsals of "Pelléas et Mélisande" begin
April 30, 1902 - Paris - Premiere of the Opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" at the Opéra-Comique
July 12, 1902 - London - Trip to London. Debussy attends a performance of Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
July 20, 1902 - Paris - Returns from London
July 24, 1902 - Bichain - Stay at Bichain
September 15, 1902 - Paris - Back in Paris
April 23, 1903 - London - Second trip to London
May 3, 1903 - Paris - Back in Paris
July 10, 1903 - Bichain - Stay at Bichain
October 1, 1903 - Paris - Back in Paris
October 1, 1903 - Debussy meets Emma Bardac, wife of Sigismond Bardac, a parisian banker
January 16, 1904 - Paris(?) - Concert at Princess Cystria's apartments
January 22, 1904 - Paris(?) - Jean Lorrain, a columnist specializing in gossip about the smart and wealthy, publishes an article strongly in favour of the composer, entitled Les Pelléastres, in Le Journal, setting the worldly seal of approval on Debussy's work

Jersey Island, 1904

July 15, 1904 - Jersey Island - Debussy puts Lilly on a train to her parents in Bichain, and secretly takes Bardac to Jersey for a holiday
August 11, 1904 - Dieppe - Debussy writes a letter to Rosalie Texier, informing her of the separation
October 14, 1904 - Paris - Rosalie Texier attempts suicide. Scandal breaks out and Debussy looses friends
July 24, 1905 - Eastbourne - Debussy and Emma Bardac flee to England, via Jersey
August 2, 1905 - (While in Eastbourne) - The divorce from Lilly is finalized
August 30, 1905 - Eastbourne - Debussy and Emma Bardac depart from Eastbourne
September 10(?), 1905 - Paris - Debussy and Emma return to Paris
October 30, 1905 - Paris - Claude-Emma, Debussy's daughter, is born
March 25, 1906 - Paris - Lunch with Richard Strauss, who wanted to meet him
August 8, 1906 - Dieppe - Stay in Dieppe to rest
September 1, 1906 - Paris - Back in Paris
January 9, 1907 - Brussels - Supervises the first belgian production of his opera at the Théâtre de la Monnaie
April 19, 1907 - Frankfurt - Supervises the german production of his opera
August 1(?), 1907 - Pourville - Holidays at Pourville
September 15(?), 1907 - Paris - Back in Paris
January 12, 1908 - Paris - Makes his conducting debut with "La Mer"
January 20, 1908 - Paris - Debussy marries Emma Bardac
January 26, 1908 - Paris - Debussy conducts "La Mer" again
February 1, 1908 - London - Debussy conducts "La Mer" and "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" at the Queen's Hall
February 19, 1908 - New York City - Supervises the first american production of his opera at the Manhattan Opera House
April 2, 1908 - Milan - Supervises the first italian production of his opera at the La Scala, with Arturo Toscanini conducting

Debussy, June 1908

May 21, 1908 - Paris - Attends the second performance of "Boris Godunov"
January(?) 1(?), 1909 - Paris - Fauré invites Debussy to become a member of the advisory board of the Conservatoire, and the young André Caplet becomes his collaborator and confidant
February 27, 1909 - London - Debussy conducts "La Mer" and "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" at the Queen's Hall. He meets Jean Sibelius
March(?) 1(?), 1909 - Paris - Debussy is diagnosed with Rectal Cancer
April 21, 1909 - Paris - Conducts "La Damoiselle élue" and "Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans"
May 21, 1909 - London - Supervises the first british production of his opera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
December 1(?), 1909 - Paris - Debussy begins writing Book I of the "Préludes"
January 16, 1910 - Paris - Debussy completes "La Fille aux chevaux de lin"
February 1(?), 1910 - Paris - Debussy finishes Book I of the "Préludes"
March 2, 1910 - Paris - Conducts "Rondes de Printemps"
April 17, 1910 - Paris - Debussy attends the performance of Mahler's Symphony No.2, conducted by the composer
November 29, 1910 - Vienna - Trip to Vienna to conduct his own works. Attends "Carmen"
December 7, 1910 - Budapest - Debussy departs to Paris
December 9, 1910 - Paris - Back in Paris
March 5, 1911 - Paris - Conducts the orchestral version of "Trois Ballades de François Villon"
March 25, 1911 - Paris - Conducts the orchestral version of "Trois Ballades de François Villon"
June 19, 1911 - Paris - Departs for Turin with Emma and his daughter
July(?) 1(?), 1911 - Houlgate - Holidays at Houlgate
February 26, 1912 - Paris - Debussy is visited by the italian composer Alfredo Casella
December 1(?), 1912 - Paris - Debussy begins writing Book II of the "Préludes"
January 26, 1913 - Paris - Conducts "Images pour orchestre" for the first time
March 5, 1913 - Paris - Debussy plays his first preludes
April 2, 1913 - Paris - Debussy conducts "Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune" at the inauguration of Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
April 19, 1913 - Paris - Debussy finishes Book II of the "Préludes"
December 1, 1913 - Paris - Trip to Moscow and Saint-Petersburg for a concert tour
December 16, 1913 - Paris - Back in Paris
February 18, 1914 - Rome - Trip to Rome to conduct some of his works
February 24, 1914 - Paris - Back in Paris
February 26, 1914 - Amsterdam - Trip to Amsterdam to conduct some of his works
March 2, 1914 - Paris - Back in Paris
July 16, 1914 - London - Trip to London for a concert at Queen's Hall
July 19, 1914 - Paris - Back in Paris
August 1, 1914 - Paris - General mobilization in Paris
September 4, 1914 - Angers - Debussy and family take refuge in Angers because of german offensive
July 12, 1915 - Pourville - Stay at Pourville with his family
July 23, 1915 - Pourville - Debussy begins writing his "Études"
September 29, 1915 - Pourville - Debussy finishes writing his "Études"
October 12, 1915 - Paris - Back in Paris
December 7, 1915 - Paris - Debussy undergoes one of the first colostomies ever made
September 11, 1916 - Moulleau (near Arcachon) - Stay at Molleau with his family
October 23, 1916 - Paris - Back in Paris
December 21, 1916 - Paris - Debussy plays "En Blanc et en noir" for a charity
March 24, 1917 - Paris - Debussy plays some of his pieces with Jacques Salmon and Claire Croiza
May 5, 1917 - Paris - Performance of the "Sonate pour violon et piano"
July 3, 1917 - Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Stay at Saint-Jean-de-Luz
September 11, 1917 - Biarritz - Debussy arrives at Biarritz for his last two concerts
September 14, 1917 - Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Back in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
October 14, 1917 - Paris - Debussy returns to Paris
November 6, 1917 - Paris - Claude Debussy is bedridden definitively
March 25, 1918 - Paris - Claude Debussy dies, aged 55 =(END)

Bibliography
WALSH, Stephen - Debussy: A Painter in Sound
www.debussy,fr

Napoleon | Timeline

Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. He is considered one of the greatest commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured as one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in human history. (Intro from Wikipedia)

August 15, 1769 - Ajaccio, Corsica - Napoleone di Buonaparte is born
August 19, 1771 - Ajaccio - Napoleone is baptized
January 1, 1779 - Autun - Napoleone enrolls at a religious school in Autun, mainland France
May 15, 1779 - Brienne-le-Château - Transfered to a military academy with a scholarship. Starts learning french
October 22, 1784 - Paris - Admitted to the "École Militaire" of Paris, after completing his studies at the military academy
October 28, 1785 - Valence - Upon graduating, Napoleone is comissioned a second lieutenant in the "La Fère" artillery regiment of Valence =(START)
September 1, 1786 - Aix-en-Provence - Napoleone meets his brother Lucien and his uncle Joseph while on a leave break
September 15, 1786 - Ajaccio, Corsica - Napoleone arrives at Ajaccio
September 12, 1787 - Paris - Returns to Paris
January 1, 1788 - Ajaccio, Corsica - Returns to Ajaccio
June 1, 1788 - Auxonne, Burgundy - Joins his regiment at Auxonne
April 1, 1789 - Seurre, Burgundy - Napoleone suppresses a popular riot with a detachment of 100 men
May 1(?), 1789 - Ajaccio - Letter to Pasquale Paoli: "As the nation was perishing I was born. Thirty thousand Frenchmen were vomited on to our shores, drowning the throne of liberty in waves of blood. Such was the odious sight which was the first to strike me"
July 19, 1789 - Auxonne, Burgundy - Surpresses another popular riot
September 9, 1789 - Auxonne - Departs to Corsica on leave
October 31, 1789 - Ajaccio - Napoleone attends a political meeting
July 17, 1790 - Bastia - Napoleone meets Pasquale Paoli
January 31, 1791 - Auxonne - Back to his regiment
June 1, 1791 - Valence - Napoleone is transfered as a Lieutenant to the 4th artillery regiment at Valence, a town he knew in 1785
January 14, 1792 - Ajaccio - Appointed Warrant Officer-Major of a battalion of the National Guard
April 1, 1792 - Ajaccio - Promoted to Second Lieutenant-Colonel of the same unit. He is involved in fighting between April 8th and 11th
May 28, 1792 - Paris - Napoleone arrives in Paris to defend himself against accusations of being one of the initiators of trouble in Ajaccio

Napoleon, 1792

July 10, 1792 - Paris - Promoted to Captain in the regular army
October 10, 1792 - Ajaccio - Returns to Ajaccio
February 22, 1793 - La Maddalena Island, N. Sardinia - Paoli and Napoleone reach La Maddalena and anchor in the Santo Stefano channel
February 23, 1793 - Santo Stefano, N. Sardinia - French-corsican forces capture Santo Stefano and use the fort on the island to bombard La Maddalena on 24th
February 24, 1793 - Santo Stefano, N. Sardinia - The french-corsican forces abandon the attack to La Maddalena and Santo Stefano. Napoleone is furious
May 3, 1793 - Ajaccio - Napoleone escapes an assassination attempt and leaves Ajaccio
June 10, 1793 - Calvi, Corsica - The Napoleone family departs to Toulon
June 13, 1793 - Toulon - Napoleone and family flee to the french mainland because of the split with Pasquale Paoli
June 26, 1793 - Nice - Napoleone joins his regiment at Nice
July 25, 1793 - Avignon - Napoleone is sent to Avignon to dislodge the federalists from Marseille. He seizes Villeneuve and directs the cannonfire bombarding the city. He enters Avignon on 28th
July 28, 1793 - Beaucaire, south coast of France - Napoleone shares supper and conversation about revolution with four merchants.
July 29, 1793 - Beaucaire - Napoleone writes a political pamphlet titled "Le souper de Beaucaire" (The supper at Beaucaire)
September 8, 1793 - Toulon - Napoleone is appointed artillery commander of the republican forces as the Siege of Toulon begins
December 16, 1793 - Toulon - During the assault to "Little Gibraltar", Napoleon is wounded in the thigh by a bayonet
December 19, 1793 - Toulon - End of the Siege of Toulon - French Republican Victory - Napoleone enters the city
December 22, 1793 - Toulon - Promoted to Brigadier-General. He is tasked to protect the coast of Provence and Marseille
April 24, 1794 - (While in Toulon)(?) - The french army carries out Napoleone's plan in the battle of Saorgio (24th to 28th)
May 21, 1794 - Colmars-les-Alpes - Napoleon draws up the plan for the Italy campaign
July(?) 1(?), 1794(?) - Genoa(?) - Augustin Robespierre sends Bonaparte on a mission to the Republic of Genoa to determine that country's intentions towards France
August 6, 1794 - Nice - House arrest for complicity with the Robespierre brothers
August 30, 1794 - Nice - Napoleone is released and resumes his duties
March 29, 1795 - Vendée Region - Assigned to the Army of the West, which was engaged in the Civil War in the Vendée
April 21, 1795 - Marseille - Bonaparte becomes engaged to Désirée Clary
September 6, 1795 - ? - Napoleon breaks the engagement to Désirée Clary when she goes to Genoa
September 15, 1795 - Paris(?) - Napoleon is removed from the list of generals in regular service for his refusal to serve in the Vendée Campaign
October 3, 1795 - Paris - Royalists in Paris declare a rebellion against the National Convention. Napoleon is given command of the improvised forces in defence of the Convention in the Tuileries Palace. He decides to use artillery
October 5, 1795 - Paris - "13 Vendémiaire" - a battle between revolutionary troops and royalist forces is fought in the streets of Paris. Republicans obtain a decisive victory and Napoleone becomes a national hero
October 15, 1795 - Paris - Napoleone meets Joséphine de Beauharnais
October 16, 1795 - Paris - Promoted to Division General. Appointed commander of the Army of the Interior
March 2, 1796 - Paris - Napoleon is appointed commander-in-chief of the army in Italy
March 9, 1796 - Paris - Napoleone marries Joséphine de Beauharnais. Changes his name to "Napoléon Bonaparte"
March 11, 1796 - Paris - Napoleon departs from Paris to lead a poorly supplied french army into Italy
March 26, 1796 - Nice - Napoleon arrives in Nice. Meanwhile the army was already being supplied and reorganized
March 27, 1796 - France-Italy border - Napoleon launched the invasion of Italy immediatly with 37,000 men and 60 cannons
April 12, 1796 - near Cairo Montenotte, 50km W. of Genoa, Italy - Battle of Montenotte - French victory
April 14, 1796 - Dego, NW Italy - Second Battle of Dego - French Victory
April 21, 1796 - Mondovi, Piedmont - Battle of Mondovi - French Victory
April 28, 1796 - Cherasco, Piedmont - Armistice of Cherasco, signed between Napoleon and Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia. Sardinia withraws from the War of the First Coalition (leaving only Britain and Austria) and hands over Alessandria, Coni and Tortone to France
May 7, 1796 - Fombio, Lombardy - Battle of Fombio against the austrians - French victory
May 10, 1796 - Lodi, Lombardy - Battle of Lodi against the austrians - French Victory
May 15, 1796 - Milan, Italy - Napoleon enters Milan. Meanwhile, a full peace treaty with Sardinia is signed in Paris - Sardinia hands over the Duchy of Savoy, the County of Nice, Tende and Beuil to France
May 27, 1796 - Brescia - Napoleon enters in Brescia
June 3, 1796 - Verona - The french army enters Verona
June 27, 1796 - Livorno - The french army enters Livorno
July 4, 1796 - Mantua, Italy - Napoleon besieges the city of Mantua, blockading a large austrian garrison there
July 30, 1796 - Mantua - Napoleon orders Sérurier to lift the siege of Mantua
August 3, 1796 - Lonato del Garda, Lombardy - Battle of Lonato against the austrians - French victory (under Masséna)
August 5, 1796 - Castiglione delle Stiviere, Lombardy - Battle of Castiglione against the austrians - French victory (under Augereau)
August 27, 1796 - Mantua, Italy - Napoleon lays siege to Mantua again
September 4, 1796 - Rovereto, Trentino - Battle of Rovereto against the austrians - French victory
September 8, 1796 - Bassano, Venetia - Battle of Bassano against the austrians - French victory
November 12, 1796 - Caldiero, Veneto - Battle of Caldiero against the Austrians - Austrian victory - Napoleon withraws

Battle of Arcole, 1796

November 15, 1796 - Arcole, Veneto - Battle of Arcole against the Austrians - French victory
January 14, 1797 - Rivoli Veronese, Veneto - Battle of Rivoli against the Austrians - Decisive French Victory
February 1, 1797 - Bologna - Napoleon enters Bologna
February 2, 1797 - Mantua - Capitulation of Mantua - 18,000 austrians surrender
February 9, 1797 - Ancona - Capture of Ancona
March 16, 1797 - Tagliamento River, SW of Udine - Battle of Tagliamento
March 23, 1797 - Trieste - Napoleon enters Trieste
March 29, 1797 - Klagenfurt, Austria - Napoleon establishes his headquarters in Klagenfurt
March 31, 1797 - Klagenfurt - Letter to the austrian commander-in-chief Archduke Charles, requesting an armistice to prevent further loss of life
April 7, 1797 - Judenburg - Receiving no response, the french advance to Judenburg
April 13, 1797 - Leoben, Central Austria - The austrians request an armistice at the french headquarters in Leoben
April 18, 1797 - Leoben - Armistice of Leoben - Ending of the War of the First Coalition
April 26, 1797 - Treviso - Meets General Jean-Victor Perrin at Treviso
May 25, 1797 - Mombello (between Milan and Switzerland) - Napoleon represents the Republic at the negotiations for peace with Austria
July 14, 1797 - Milan, Italy - Present during the celebrations of July 14th
August 16, 1797 - Milan(?) - Napoleon advises the Directory on the annexation of Egypt, in order to destroy England
August 24, 1797 - Padova - Napoleon announces that Padova would be reunited with the Cisalpine Republic
August 25, 1797 - Treviso - Napoleon demands a contribution from the city
October 18, 1797 - Campo Formio (Campoformido), W. of Udine, Italy - Treaty of Campo Formio - it transfered a number of austrian territories into french hands
November 20, 1797 - Chambéry - Stop at Chambéry on his way to Rastatt
November 21, 1797 - Geneva, Switzerland - At Geneva, Napoleon promises he will respect the independence of Switzerland
November 26, 1797 - Rastatt (W. of Stuttgart), Germany - Arrives in Rastatt, german-french border, for the Second Congress of Rastatt
December 3, 1797 - Nancy - Returning to Paris, Napoleon is received by a Masonic Lodge at Nancy
December 5, 1797 - Paris - Returns to Paris
April 12, 1798 - Paris - Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Orient
May 9, 1798 - Toulon - Napoleon arrives at Toulon
May 19, 1798 - Toulon - Napoleon and the French fleet depart to Egypt, passing along the coast of Genoa, to collect 72 additional transport ships
May 23, 1798 - Corsica - The french fleet reaches Corsica
May 28, 1798 - Ajaccio, Corsica - The french fleet collects another 22 transports
May 30, 1798 - Strait of Bonifacio (between Sardinia and Corsica) - The french fleet crosses the Strait of Bonifacio
June 7, 1798 - Island of Pantelleria - The french fleet passes the island of Pantelleria

Napoleon in Malta, 1798

June 9, 1798 - Valletta, Malta - Knowing that Admiral Nelson was following closely, Napoleon gives orders for the fleet to steer to Malta
June 11, 1798 - Valletta - French troops disembark in Malta. Initial confrontations end with negociations and payment of 3 million francs in compensation for the knights of the Order of Malta to leave the island and leave all fortresses. Napoleon becomes lord of Malta
June 19, 1798 - Valletta - Napoleon sets sail to Alexandria, leaving General de Vaubois behind with 4,000 men and all fortresses left by the order of Malta
June 22, 1798 - East of Malta - The british fleet passes near the french fleet during a night of heavy mist without discovering them
July 1, 1798 - Alexandria, Egypt - Napoleon and the french fleet reach Alexandria
July 8, 1798 - Demenhour, Egypt - Napoleon marches to Demenhour
July 10, 1798 - Rahmanié, Egypt - Napoleon marches to Rahmanié
July 13, 1798 - Shubra Khit, Egypt - Battle of Shubra Khit against the Mamluks and Ottomans - French Victory
July 20, 1798 - near Embabeh (near Cairo) - The french army arrives near Embabeh
July 21, 1798 - Embabeh, near Cairo - Battle of the Pyramids against the Mamluks and ottomans - Decisive French Victory
July 22, 1798 - Giza, Egypt - Notables of Cairo meet Napoleon in Giza to hand over the city to him
July 25, 1798 - Cairo - Napoleon establishes his headquarters in Cairo
July 27, 1798 - Cairo - Napoleon issues orders for the fleet to make for Corfu in preparation for naval operations against the ottoman territories in the Balkans. However, bedouin partisans intercept and kill the courier carrying the orders
August 14, 1798 - Road between Cairo and Salahieh - News of the disaster at the Nile reach Napoleon while he returns to Cairo after defeating Ibrahim Bey
September 22, 1798 - Cairo - Celebrations of the anniversary of the First Republic
October 21, 1798 - Cairo - Revolt of Cairo - 300 french are killed, including the french commander General Dupuy and Napoleon's aide-de-camp Joseph Sulkowski. Napoleon's response is ferocious; with artillery pointed to Cairo and street fighting until the next day, between 5,000 and 6,000 people are killed. Martial Law is implemented
December 28, 1798 - Sinai, 17km from Suez - Napoleon arrives in Suez, and after giving orders to fortify the town, he crosses the Red Sea and moves into Sinai for a look
January 1(?), 1799 - Suez - Napoleon receives intelligence about ottoman movements and that the fortress of Arish had been taken by Jezzar Pasha
February 5, 1799 - Cairo - Napoleon's army depart to Arish
February 12, 1799 - Arish, Sinai - Napoleon arrives in Arish and bombards the castle towers
February 14, 1799 - Arish - The garrison surrenders and some of it join the french army
February 25, 1799 - Gaza, Palestine - The army arrives in Gaza and rests for two days
March 3, 1799 - Jaffa, Israel - Napoleon lays siege to Jaffa
March 7, 1799 - Jaffa - Jaffa falls. In response to the treatment given to neutral emissaries at the begining of the siege, 4,500 albanian prisoners are shot or beheaded by an executioner taken on in Egypt
March 20, 1799 - Acre (Akko, Israel) - Napoleon lays siege to Acre
April 16, 1799 - Mount Tabor, Palestine - Battle of Mount Tabor against the ottomans - French Victory
May 10, 1799 - Acre (Akko, Israel) - Final assault to Acre fails
May 24, 1799 - Jaffa - Returns to Jaffa
June 14, 1799 - Cairo - Napoleon returns to Cairo
July 25, 1799 - Aboukir (Abu Qir), Egypt - Battle of Aboukir against the ottomans - French victory
August 23, 1799 - Alexandria, Egypt - Napoleon leaves the command to Kléber and embarks on the frigate "Muiron" with his destiny in secret
October 1, 1799 - Ajaccio, Corsica - The "Muiron" anchors at Ajaccio
October 8, 1799 - Ajaccio - The "Muiron" sets sail to mailand France
October 9, 1799 - Fréjus, SE France - The "Muiron" arrives at Fréjus
November 9, 1799 - Paris - Coup d'état! The Directory is overthrown and Napoleon rises to power as First Consul of France

March 25, 1800 - Paris - First Consul Napoleon aproves Baudin expedition to Australia, after receiving a delegation of eminent members of the Institut National des Sciences et Arts (including Bougainville)
May 6, 1800 - Paris - Napoleon departs for campaign in Italy
May 9, 1800 - Geneva - Napoleon reaches Geneva

Napoleon crossing the Alps (painted 1805)

May 20, 1800 - Great St Bernard Pass, Switzerland - Napoleon leads his army over the Alps, surprised by the austrian advance towards Genoa
May 24, 1800 - Aosta, Italy - Letter to the Directory
May 26, 1800 - Romano | Chiusella - Battle of Romano-Chiusella
June 2, 1800 - Milan, Italy - Napoleon captures Milan
June 9, 1800 - Montebello - Battle of Montebello against the austrians - French victory
June 14, 1800 - Spinetta Marengo, Alessandria, Piedmont - Battle of Marengo against the austrians - French victory
June 25, 1800 - Letter to Masséna: "I am not able to give you a greater mark of the confidence I have in you than by giving you command of the first army of the Republic [Army of Italy]"
October 10, 1800 - Paris - "Conspiration des poignards" - the police prevents an assassination attempt against Napoleon at the exit of the Paris operahouse
December 24, 1800 - Paris - Plot of the rue Saint-Nicaise: Napoleon survives an assassination attempt with a fuse bomb. Twelve people are killed and thirty wounded
January 26, 1802 - Lyon - Napoleon is elected President of the Italian Republic
January 31, 1802 - Paris - Returns to Paris
March 25, 1802 - Amiens - Napoleon signs the Treaty of Amiens, ending hostilities between France and Great Britain
March 11, 1803 - Napoleon begins preparing to invade England
April 30, 1803 - Paris(?) - Napoleon signs the Louisiana Purchase Treaty
November 3, 1803 - Boulogne-sur-Mer - Napoleon inspects the fleet and troops for the invasion of England
November 18, 1803 - Paris - Returns to Paris
December 30, 1803 - Boulogne-sur-Mer - Another visit to Boulogne
January 6, 1804 - Paris - Returns to Paris
May 18, 1804 - Napoleon creates 18 "Marshals of the Empire" from amongst his top generals
August 15, 1804 - Boulogne-sur-Mer - Napoleon inspects the troops for the invasion of England
October 12, 1804 - Paris - Returns to Paris
December 2, 1804 - Paris - Napoleon is crowned Emperor at Notre Dame de Paris by Pope Pius VII
March 31, 1805 - Paris - Napoleon departs to Italy
May 15, 1805 - Milan, Italy - Napoleon arrives in Milan
May 26, 1805 - Milan - Napoleon is crowned King of Italy, with the Iron Crown of Lombardy, at the Cathedral of Milan
July 11, 1805 - Fontainebleu - Napoleon returns to France
August 2, 1805 - Paris - Napoleon departs to take command of the army in Boulogne
August 27, 1805 - Boulogne-sur-Mer - Napoleon departs for the Ulm Campaign, leading the 150,000-men army trained for the invasion of England
September 3, 1805 - St.Cloud, Paris - Napoleon returns to Paris with the army on his way to Germany
September 25, 1805 - River Rhine, Germany - The french army crosses the Rhine
October 5, 1805 - Napoleon orders Ney to join Lannes, Soult and Murat in concentrating and crossing the Danube at Donauwörth
October 8, 1805 - Westingen - Victory at Westingen
October 9, 1805 - Gunzburg - Victory at Gunzburg (under Malher. Napoleon probably in Donauwörth area)
October 10, 1805 - Augsburg - The French army enters Augsburg
October 11, 1805 - Munich - The French army enters Munich
October 14, 1805 - Elchingen - Battle of Elchingen (under Ney)
October 16, 1805 - Ulm, Württemberg, Germany - Battle of Ulm (until 20th) against the austrians - Decisive french victory. 23,000 austrians are captured
October 30, 1805 - Salzburg, Austria - Napoleon enters Salzburg
November 3, 1805 - Ebersberg - Ebersberg is taken
November 4, 1805 - Steyr - Steyr is taken
November 9, 1805 - Scharnitz | Neustadt - Scharnitz and Neustadt are taken
November 12, 1805 - Leoben - Napoleon takes Leoben
November 13, 1805 - Vienna - Napoleon enters Vienna and makes Schönbrunn Palace his residence 
November 28, 1805 - Vienna - Napoléon leaves Vienna
December 2, 1805 - Austerlitz, Moravia, Austrian Empire (Slavkov u Brna) - Battle of Austerlitz - Decisive French Victory over the austrians and russians - Napoleon's greatest
December 4, 1805 - Austerlitz, Moravia, Austrian Empire (Slavkov u Brna)(?) - Napoleon meets the Austrian Emperor
January 26, 1806 - Paris - Napoleon returns to Paris
March 15, 1806 - Paris - Napoleon elevates his brother-in-law Marshal Joachim Murat to become ruler of the Grand Duchy of Berg and Cleves
July 12, 1806 - (While in Paris) - The Treaty of the Confederation of the Rhine is signed, with Napoleon as its "protector"
September 25, 1806 - Paris - Napoleon departs in Campaign to Germany
October 6, 1806 - Bamberg - Napoleon arrives at Bamberg and reviews the imperial army
October 10, 1806 - Saalfeld - Battle of Saalfeld. Prince Louis of Prussia is killed
October 12, 1806 - Naumburg - Napoleon takes Naumburg
October 14, 1806 - Jena | Auerstedt - Battles of Jena and Auerstedt against the prussians - Decisive french victory
October 19, 1806 - Halberstadt - Napoleon enters Halberstadt
October 20, 1806 - Wittenberg - Napoleon enters Wittenberg
October 23, 1806 - Charlottenburg - The french establish their headquarters at Charlottenburg
October 25, 1806 - Potsdam - Napoleon reaches Potsdam. Reviews his troops
October 27, 1806 - Berlin - Napoleon enters in Berlin, visits Frederick the Great's tomb and captures 4,000 cannons and 100,000 muskets stockpiled in Berlin
October 29, 1806 - Stettin - The City of Stettin surrenders
November 21, 1806 - Berlin - Napoleon issues the "Berlin Decree", bringing into effect the Continental System
November 25, 1806 - Berlin - Napoleon departs from Berlin
December 19, 1806 - Warsaw, Poland - Napoleon enters Warsaw
December 27, 1806 - Pultulsk, N. of Warsaw - The french army goes into winter quarters after the battle of Pultulsk (26th)
January 1, 1807 - Warsaw - Napoleon meets Maria Walewska for the first time
January 30, 1807 - Warsaw - Napoleon departs from Warsaw
February 7, 1807 - Preußisch Eylau, East Prussia (Bagrationovsk) - Battle of Eylau, against the russians (until 8th) - tactical french victory
April 1, 1807 - S. of Elblag (Elbing - Prussia), Poland - Napoleon establishes headquarters at Finckenstein Palace
April 27, 1807 - S. of Elblag (Elbing - Prussia) - Napoleon meets the persian envoy Mirza Mohammed Reza-Qazvini at the Finckenstein Palace, to sign the Treaty of Finckenstein
June 6, 1807 - S. of Elblag (Elbing - Prussia) - Napoleon departs from the Palace of Finckenstein
June 14, 1807 - Friedland, East Prussia (Pravdinsk) - Battle of Friedland, against the russians - Decisive French victory
June 16, 1807 - Königsberg (Kaliningrad) - The french army reaches Königsberg
June 19, 1807 - Tilsit (sovetsk, Kaliningrad oblast) - Napoleon arrives at Tilsit
June 25, 1807 - Tilsit - Napoleon and Tsar Alexander I of Russia sign the treaty of Tilsit on a raft in the middle of the Neman River. A treaty with Prussia is signed on July 9th
June 28, 1807 - Tilsit - The King of Prussia arrives in Tilsit
June 29, 1807 - Tilsit - The three monarchs hold a friendly conference
July 9, 1807 - Tilsit - Napoleon departs from Tilsit
July 27, 1807 - Paris - Returns to Paris
August 15, 1807 - Paris - Attends a "Te Deum" at Notre-Dame-de-Paris, sung to celebrate his birthday
November 16, 1807 - Paris - Departs to Milan
November 23, 1807 - Milan - Decree: "Any ship, under any flag whatever, having been visited by English or having entered a port in England, will be considered as English and treated as such"
December 14, 1807 - (While in Milan) - Inauguration of the French flag in Lisbon, which causes a popular riot
January 1, 1808 - Paris - Returns to Paris
April 2, 1808 - Paris - Napoleon departs to Bayonne to wait the arrival of the King of Spain
April 14, 1808 - Bayonne, SW France - Napoleon arrives at Bayonne
April 20, 1808 - Bayonne - King Ferdinand VII of Spain arrives at Bayonne and visits Napoleon
May 1, 1808 - Bayonne - Napoleon receives Charles IV and his wife at Bayonne
September 22, 1808 - Paris - Napoleon departs to Erfurt
September 27, 1808 - Erfurt - The Congress of Erfurt begins - Napoleon meets Tsar Alexander I
October 1, 1808 - Erfurt - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe visits Napoleon
October 2, 1808 - Erfurt - Another visit from Goethe
October 14, 1808 - Erfurt - The Congress of Erfurt ends
October 18, 1808 - Paris - Returns to Paris
October 29, 1808 - Paris - Napoleon departs in Campaign to Spain
November 5, 1808 - Vitoria, Basque Country - Napoleon arrives in Spain and finds his King of Spain brother as a refugee in Vitoria
November 30, 1808 - Somosierra Pass, Segovia, Spain - Battle of Somosierra - French Victory
December 4, 1808 - Madrid - Napoleon enters in Madrid with 80,000 troops
December 31, 1808 - near Astorga(?) - Letter to Joseph Bonaparte: "My vanguard is near Astorga; the English are running away as fast as they can ... they are abhorred by everybody; they have carried off everything, and then maltreated and beaten the inhabitants. There could not have been a better sedative for Spain than to send an English army"
January 11, 1809 - Valladolid - Letter to Joseph Bonaparte: "You can make your entrance into Madrid when you think it's advisable"
January 17, 1809 - Valladolid(?) - Napoleon departs to Paris
January 23, 1809 - Paris - Napoleon returns to Paris
April 11(?), 1809 - Paris - Napoleon hears about the austrian attack at Inn River
April 13, 1809 - Paris - Napoleon departs to Germany
April 16, 1809 - Stuttgart - Napoleon reaches Stuttgart
April 17, 1809 - Donauwörth - Napoleon arrives in Donauwörth to find the "Grand Armée" in grave danger
April 19, 1809 - Teugn, Bavaria - Battle of Thann (or Teugen-Hausen) - French victory over the austrians
April 20, 1809 - Abensberg, Bavaria - Battle of Abensberg against the austrians - French victory
April 21, 1809 - Eckmühl, Bavaria - Battle of Eckmühl (until 22nd) - French victory over the Austrians. Landshut is taken
April 23, 1809 - Regensburg - Napoleon takes Regensburg. He is shot in the foot
May 11, 1809 - Vienna - Vienna falls for the second time in four years. Napoleon takes residence again in Schönbrunn Palace
May 21, 1809 - Lobau, Vienna - Battle of Aspern-Essling against the austrians - Austrian victory
July 5, 1809 - Wagram, NE of Vienna - Battle of Wagram - Decisive french victory against the austrians
July 11, 1809 - Znojmo, Moravia - Napoleon and Masséna join the battle of Znaim against the austrians
July 12, 1809 - Znojmo - The Armistice of Znaim is signed between Napoleon and Archduke Charles, ending the War of the Fifth Coalition
October 12, 1809 - Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna - Napoleon escapes an assassination attempt while negotiating the Treaty of Schönbrunn
October 14, 1809 - Schönbrunn Palace - Treaty of Schönbrunn - the Fifth Coalition ends
October 26, 1809 - Fontainebleu - Returns to France
November 30, 1809 - Paris(?) - Napoleon tells Joséphine that in the interest of France, he must find a wife who could produce an heir
January 10, 1810 - Paris - Divorce between Napoleon and Joséphine
February 7, 1810 - Paris - The temporary contract of marriage between Napoleon and Marie-Louise of Austria is signed
March 27, 1810 - Compiègne - Napoleon meets Austrian Princess Marie Louise for the first time
April 1, 1810 - Saint-Cloud, Paris - Napoleon religiously marries Austrian princess Marie Louise
May 4, 1810 - (While in Paris) - Alexander Colonna Walewski, the illegitimate son of Napoleon and Maria Walewska, is born
June 21, 1810 - Versailles - Visit to the Palace of Versailles with Marie Louise
March 20, 1811 - Paris - Napoleon's first son, Napoléon François Joseph Charles Bonaparte, is born
September 19, 1811 - Paris - Napoleon departs to the Netherlands
September 30, 1811 - Antwerp - Empress Marie-Louise joins Napoleon at Antwerp
November 11, 1811 - Saint-Cloud, Paris - Returns to Paris
May 9, 1812 - Dresden - Napoleon arrives in Dresden
May 29, 1812 - Dresden - Napoleon leaves Dresden to take charge of his army
June 16, 1812 - Napoleon's Grande Armée begins the invasion of Russia
June 24, 1812 - Neman River - The Grande Armée starts crossing the Neman River, heading to Moscow
June 25, 1812 - Aleksotas, Kaunas - Lithuania - Napoleon's group joins the vanguard at Alexioten
June 28, 1812 - Vilnius, Lithuania - Napoleon enters Vilnius with only light skirmishing, but looses 10,000 horses in the way
July 28, 1812 - Vitebsk - The "Grand Armée" enters Vitebsk
August 16, 1812 - Smolensk - The Battle of Smolensk begins
August 18, 1812 - Smolensk - The Battle of Smolensk ends - French Tactical Victory - the russians retreat
August 29, 1812 - Vyazma - Napoleon enters in Vyazma
September 7, 1812 - Borodino (between Vyazma and Moscow), Russia - Battle of Borodino - French Tactical Victory (Bloodiest battle of the Napoleonic Era)
September 12, 1812 - Borodino - Napoleon, still sick, departs to Moscow
September 14, 1812 - Moscow - Napoleon enters Moscow, with the city in flames until 18th
October 13, 1812 - Moscow - First snows
October 19, 1812 - Moscow - after one month in Moscow, Napoleon moves southwest toward Kaluga
October 23, 1812 - (While near Maloyaroslavets) - In Paris, the Malet coup d'état fails

Retreating from Moscow, 1812

October 24, 1812 - Maloyaroslavets - Battle of Maloyaroslavets - French victory, although they abandon their march toward Kaluga
October 31, 1812 - Vyazma - Napoleon arrives in Vyazma. He had been there two months earlier in his advance
November 9, 1812 - Smolensk - Napoleon reaches Smolensk
November 15, 1812 - Krasny, Russia - During the retreat from Russia, the battle of Krasnoi starts
November 18, 1812 - Krasny - End of the battle of Krasnoi - inconclusive / russian tactical victory
November 19, 1812 - Orsha, Belarus - The River Dnieper is crossed. In Orsha, Napoleon gives orders to burn everything and leave nothing to the russians
November 26, 1812 - Berezina River, near Borisov (Barysaw) - The Battle of Berezina begins
November 28, 1812 - Berezina River, near Borisov (Barysaw) - The battle of Berezina ends - The french cross the river but suffer massive casualties
December 5, 1812 - Belarus - Napoleon departs to Paris on a sleigh, after hearing that General Claude de Malet had attempted a coup d'état in France
December 10, 1812 - Warsaw - Napoleon reaches Warsaw and continues to Paris
December 18, 1812 - Paris(?) - Napoleon reunites with his wife on the night of December 18th
January 19, 1813 - Fontainebleu - Napoleon has an interview with Pope Pius VII
January 26, 1813 - Paris - Murat is received by Napoleon and accuses the emperor of having abandoned his army
April 15, 1813 - Paris - Napoleon departs in Campaign to Germany
April 25, 1813 - Erfurt - Napoleon arrives in Erfurt and assumes the chief command
May 1, 1813 - Lützen, SW of Leipzig - Napoleon enters Lützen
May 2, 1813 - near Lützen, SW of Leipzig - Battle of Lützen - French-polish victory
May 8, 1813 - Dresden - Napoleon enters in Dresden
May 21, 1813 - Bautzen (near polish border) - Battle of Bautzen - French victory against the prussians and russians
August 27, 1813 - Dresden - Napoleon's army arrives in Dresden after marching 140km in 72 hours and escaping a major attack
October 10, 1813 - Düben, Wittenberg - Napoleon spends some days at Düben with an "attack of indecision"
October 16, 1813 - Leipzig - Battle of Leipzig (until 19th) - Decisive Coalition victory (The confederation of the Rhine dissolves)
October 30, 1813 - Hanau, 25km E. of Frankfurt - Battle of Hanau - French Victory. The austro-bavarians are defeated when they try to cut Napoleon's line of retreat to France
November 5, 1813 - Mainz - Napoleon reaches Mainz unmolested
November 9, 1813 - Saint-Cloud, Paris - Napoleon returns to Paris
January 27, 1814 - Saint-Dizier - Battle of Saint-Dizier - Napoleon defeats Blücher's vanguard
January 29, 1814 - Brienne-le-Château - Battle of Brienne - French victory against the prussians/russians
February 1, 1814 - La Rothière - Battle of La Rothière - Prussian/russian/austrian coalition victory
February 10, 1814 - Champaubert - Battle of Champaubert - The french decimate the russian IX corps
February 11, 1814 - Montmirail - Battle of Montmirail - French victory against the prussians/russians
February 12, 1814 - Château-Thierry - Battle of Château-Thierry - french victory against the prussians/russians
February 14, 1814 - Vauchamps, near Étoges - Battle of Vauchamps - Decisive french victory
February 17, 1814 - Mormant, 50km SE of Paris - Battle of Mormant - French victory
February 18, 1814 - Montereau-Fault-Yonne - Battle of Montereau - French Victory
February 21, 1814 - Méry-sur-Seine - Napoleon advances to Méry-sur-Seine, inflicting heavy casualties upon the retreating coalition
February 24, 1814 - Troyes - Napoleon enters Troyes
March 7, 1814 - Craonne, Northern France - Battle of Craonne - French victory against the prussians/russians
March 9, 1814 - Laon - Battle of Laon - Coalition victory
March 12, 1814 - Reims - Battle of Reims - French victory against the prussians/russians. Napoleon retakes Reims
March 20, 1814 - Arcis-sur-Aube, France - Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube - Austrian-russian-bavarian coalition victory
March 31, 1814 - (While in Fontainebleu) - Capitulation of Paris
April 2, 1814 - Fontainebleu - Napoleon learns that Paris has surrendered
April 4, 1814 - Fontainebleu - Napoleon Bonaparte abdicates!
April 12, 1814 - Fontainebleu - Napoleon attempts suicide, late at night
April 13, 1814 - Fontainebleu - Napoleon accepts the offer of the allies - sovereignty of the Island of Elba
April 28, 1814 - Saint-Raphaël - Napoleon embarks on the british frigate "Undaunted"
May 3, 1814 - Island of Elba - Napoleon arrives at the Island of Elba
September 1, 1814 - Island of Elba - Maria Walewska and son arrive to the Island of Elba
February 26, 1815 - Island of Elba - Napoleon escapes from Elba aboard the brig "Inconstant", accompanied by a flotilla of six ships
February 28, 1815 - Golfe-Juan (Between Cannes and Antibes) - Napoleon lands on the french mainland and starts heading north
March 7, 1815 - South of Grenoble - The 5th Regiment, sent to intercept Napoleon, eventually joins him along with Ney
March 10, 1815 - Lyon - Napoleon reaches Lyon
March 19, 1815 - Paris - Napoleon reaches Paris
April 17, 1815 - Paris - Napoleon moves to the Elysée Palace
June 15, 1815 - Charleroi - After crossing the border, the french rapidly overrun coalition outposts between Wellington's and Blücher's armies
June 18, 1815 - Waterloo, Belgium - Battle of Waterloo - Decisive coalition victory
June 21, 1815 - Elysée Palace, Paris - Napoleon returns to Elysée Palace
June 22, 1815 - Paris - Napoleon announces his final abdication when Legislature and people turn against him
June 25, 1815 - Malmaison, 17km W of Paris - Napoleon settles at Josephine's former Palace
July 10, 1815 - Rochefort - Napoleon sends two emissaries, General Anne Jean Marie René Savary and the Comte de Las Cases, out to the "HMS Bellerophon" to meet Captain Frederick Maitland and discuss the possibility of allowing him to travel to the United States
July 15, 1815 - Rochefort - Napoleon surrenders to Maitland of HMS Bellerophon
July 23, 1815 - in sight of Ushant - Napoleon spends the morning at the Poop deck of the Bellerophon, watching the french coast slowly recede from view
July 24, 1815 - Brixham, Torbay - The HMS Bellerophon anchors off Brixham
July 26, 1815 - Plymouth - The Bellerophon receives orders to proceed to Plymouth Harbour
July 31, 1815 - Plymouth - Napoleon is informed that he was to be exiled to the remote Island of Saint Helena
August 4, 1815 - Off Plymouth - The Bellerophon is ordered to go to sea and await the arrival of the HMS Northumberland
August 7, 1815 - Off Plymouth - Napoleon says goodbye to Maitland, thanking him for his kindness and hospitality. The former Emperor leaves the Bellerophon without ever landing in Britain and boards the Northumberland, setting sail to Saint Helena Island

Heading to St.Helena Island, 1815

October 15, 1815 - St.Helena Island, South Atlantic - After 10 weeks sailing, the HMS Northumberland arrives in St. Helena. He stays at the house of William Balcombe, an employee of the East India Company
December 1(?), 1815 - St.Helena Island - Napoleon moves to Longwood House
May 5, 1821 - Longwood, Saint-Helena Island - Napoleon Bonaparte dies, aged 51 =(END)

Bibliography
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