CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE

1797 Birth of Alfred de Vigny.

1798 Egyptian Expedition — Battle of the Nile.

1799 Dix-huit Brumaire. Bonaparte First Consul.

1800 Marengo.

1801 Concordat with Pius VII.

1802 Peace of Amiens. Bonaparte First Consul for life.

1803 Camp of Boulogne.

1804 Napoleon Emperor. Coronation by Pius VII.

1805 Austerlitz, Trafalgar.

1806 Extinction of Holy Roman Empire. Berlin Decrees.

1807 Eylau, Friedland. Peace of Tilsit.

1808 Wagram. Peace of Schônbrunn.

1809 Chateaubriand publishes les Martyrs.

1810 Marriage of Napoleon with Archduchess Maria Louisa.

18 12 Russian expedition.

18 1 3 Leipsic {die Volkerschlacht).

Publication of Mme. de Staël's de l'Allemagne.

1814 Allies advance on Paris. Restoration of Louis XVIII.

1815 Return of Napoleon. Waterloo. Holy Alliance.

1822 Congress of Verona.

1823 French Expedition to Spain.

1824 Accession of Charles X. Publication of Eloa. 1826 Publication of Cinq-Mars.

1828 Le Cénacle formed round Victor Hugo.

1829 De Vigny's translation of Othello acted.

1830 July Revolution. First representation of Hei-nani. 1835 Publication of Servitude et Grandeur Militaires. 1845 De Vigny admitted to the Academy.

1863 Death of De Vigny.