Graphic Decade of 
1800s
| Graphic Decade of |
Source: R. Orsinger | ||
| 1800s |
| 00 French general Moreau, in an 18-hour battle in Germany, captures 5,000 Austrians, twenty pieces of cannon, and considerable magazines |
01 France and Austria sign the Treaty of Lunéville. Concordat of peace between France and the Papacy. |
| 02 Napoleon named Consul for life. France and England enter into Treaty of Amiens, leaving France the predominant power on the European Continent. |
03 Promulgation of the Code Napoleon. Great Britain declares war on France. |
| 04 Napoleon crowns himself as Emperor of the French. |
05 British navy under Horatio Nelson defeats French navy off of Cape Trafalgar, southwest coast of Spain. 20 French ships are captured, and British lose no ships, but Nelson is killed by a French sniper. Due to censorship of the press, French people are not told of the loss for months. Napoleon defeats combined Russian and Austrian armies at Austerlitz |
| 06 Confederation of the Rhine announced. |
07 Napoleon defeats Russian army at Battle of Friedland. Having won the Battle of Friedland, Napoleon meets Emperor Alexander I of Russia on a raft in the Neman River near Tilsit, to negotiate a peace. The two are later joined by Russia's ally, King Frederick William III of Prussia. Napoleon's Milan Decree. |
| 08 Napoleon meets Tsar Alexander I at the Congress of Erfurt, and renews the Franco-Russian Treaty of Tilsit. |
09 May: Napoleon defeated by Archduke Charles, at the Battle of Aspern. Napoleon defeats Austrian army at Battle of Wagram, leading to Treaty of Schonbrunn. Napoleon informed Josephine of his intention to divorce. |
1800s