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| 1799 |
| | | Napoleon contrives a military coup that ends the Directory and gives him sweeping powers as First Consul | |
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| 1800 |
| | | Napoleon takes a French army through the Alps before the snows have cleared, and defeats the Austrians at Marengo | |
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| 1802 |
| | | The treaty agreed at Amiens between France and Britain brings a welcome lull after ten years of warfare in Europe | |
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| 1803 |
| | | The peace of Amiens comes to an abrupt end when Britain declares war again on France | |
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| 1803 |
| | | Napoleon assembles an invasion fleet against Britain, where Martello towers are hastily built in preparation | |
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| 1804 |
| | | Napoleon crowns himself emperor of the French in a magnificent ceremony in Notre Dame | |
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| 1805 |
| | | Napoleon has himself crowned king of Italy in the cathedral in Milan | |
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| 1805 |
| | | Horatio Nelson dies on the deck of the Victory after winning the battle of Trafalgar | |
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| 1805 |
| | | Napoleon enters Vienna and then defeats an Austrian and Russian army at Austerlitz | |
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| 1806 |
| | | The British recapture the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch | |
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