General · Europe
Napoleon Bonaparte
1769–1821
Napoleon rose from an artillery officer of the Revolution to emperor of the French. He made his reputation with rapid marches and concentrated artillery, and he commanded in person at Austerlitz, in the Russian campaign that passed through Borodino, and at Waterloo after the return from Elba. He died in exile on St Helena.
Battles
- Battle of the Nile
1 August 1798 · Abu Qir Bay · Egypt
- Battle of Austerlitz
2 December 1805 · Slavkov u Brna · Czech Republic
- Battle of Borodino
7 September 1812 · Borodino · Russia
- Battle of Waterloo
18 June 1815 · Waterloo Battlefield · Belgium