Napoleon's Campaigns: Route Map & Timeline

Napoléon Bonaparte: 11 stops from 1769 to 1815, from Ajaccio to Waterloo.

Route and timeline

#	Year	Place	What happened
1	1769	Ajaccio	Born in Corsica, which had become French only the year before.
2	1793	Toulon	Retakes the port of Toulon as artillery commander and is promoted brigadier.
3	1796	Arcole	Charges the bridge at Arcole flag in hand during the Italian campaign.
4	1798	The Pyramids	Invades Egypt and defeats the Mamluks at the Battle of the Pyramids.
5	1804	Paris	Crowns himself Emperor in Notre-Dame.
6	1805	Austerlitz	Defeats Russia and Austria, the greatest victory of his career.
7	1807	Tilsit	Meets Tsar Alexander I on a raft in the Niemen and makes peace.
8	1812	Moscow	Enters Moscow with 600,000 men; the city burns and the Grande Armée perishes in the winter retreat.
9	1813	Leipzig	Defeated at the Battle of the Nations.
10	1814	Elba	Abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
11	1815	Waterloo	The final battle of the Hundred Days; exiled to St Helena, where he dies in 1821.