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Thematic timelines on the history of the First and Second Empires.
For further details on this section, please contact Peter at hicks(at)napoleon(dot)org.
 Timelines
From Napoleon's crossing of the Great St Bernard Pass
to the Peace of Lunéville
The events leading up to and following the Peace of Amiens.
Discovered by the Spanish in the 16th century, Louisiana was explored a century later by the Frenchman, Robert Cavalier de la Salle (1643-1682). He gave this land to the French king as a present. In 1699, Pierre Le Moyne de Bienville (1680-1768) took possession of Louisiana in the name of the King of France, becoming the first governor of the province in 1715.
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This timeline forms part of our special dossier on the proclamation of Empire.
Visit our special dossier for the bicentenary of the creation of the Confederation of the Rhine on napoleon.org
This timeline forms part of our special commemoration dossier on the Battle of Eylau
1806
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