ch 20 vocab Flashcards
1799
Coup against Directory; Bonaparte named First Consul in France
1801
Napoleon signs concordat with the pope
1804
Napoleon is crowned emperor of France, issues new Civil Code
1805
British naval forces defeat French at the battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon wins his greatest victory at the battle of Austerlitz
1807
French invades Portugal through Spain
1812
Napoleon invades Russia
1814
Congress of Vienna begins
1815
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo; exiled to island of St. Helena
1818
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
1820
Revolt of liberal army officers against Spanish crown
1824
Beethoven composes his Ninth Symphony
1825
Decembrist Revolt in Russia
1830
Greece gains its independence from Ottoman Turks
Charles X of France overthrown, and Louis-Philippe installed
Rebellion in Poland against Russia fails
1832
English Parliament passes Reform Bill