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Napoleonic Wars timeline
1799
Napoleon contrives a military coup that ends the Directory and gives him sweeping powers as First Consul
1800
Napoleon takes a French army through the Alps before the snows have cleared, and defeats the Austrians at Marengo
Jacques-Louis David,
Bonaparte crossing Alps
, 1801 (Château de Malmaison)
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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
1803
The peace of Amiens comes to an abrupt end when Britain declares war again on France
1803
Napoleon assembles an invasion fleet against Britain, where Martello towers are hastily built in preparation
1804
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of the French in a magnificent ceremony in Notre Dame
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