Frise chronologique auteur francais des guerres napoléoniennes

Historical timeline infographic titled "Napoleonic Wars Timeline" featuring a dominant HORIZONTAL timeline ribbon across the composition, designed as a clear century-overview historical infographic with 5 milestone nodes. Use a neutral, historically accurate structure for the Napoleonic Wars, despite the mismatched era attribute, with elegant period-appropriate early-19th-century visual cues rather than medieval inaccuracies. Overlay the macro structure "Rise → Peak → Decline → Fall" across the ribbon. Mark these 5 key events with precise dates, short headings in English, one-line captions in English, and a visual cue for each: 1) "09 Nov 1799" — "Coup of 18 Brumaire" — "Napoleon seizes power in France and begins the Consulate." — visual cue: laurel wreath and official scroll; 2) "02 Dec 1804" — "Coronation" — "Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French in Paris." — visual cue: imperial crown and ceremonial scepter; 3) "02 Dec 1805" — "Austerlitz" — "A decisive victory establishes French dominance in continental Europe." — visual cue: sword, drum, and battle map; 4) "24 Jun 1812" — "Invasion of Russia" — "The vast campaign marks the turning point of the wars." — visual cue: marching column, snowflake motif, and supply wagon; 5) "18 Jun 1815" — "Waterloo" — "Napoleon is defeated and the Napoleonic Wars come to an end." — visual cue: broken saber and ruined cannon wheel. Include a small territorial map inset labeled "French Empire at Peak, 1811" showing peak territorial reach in Europe with simplified highlighted extent. Add 3 key figures in compact portrait medallions with dates and exact labels: "Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)", "Arthur Wellesley (1769-1852)", "Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)". Optional small quote labels should render only their exact names, not quotations. Visual style: minimalist flat, imperial red & cream palette, restrained gold accents, clean infographic hierarchy, sharp readable typography, balanced negative space, tasteful neutral scholarly mood. Include editorial historical illustration, textbook-grade clarity, period-appropriate imagery, vector-clean lines. Avoid graphic battlefield gore, no death photography, no hate symbols, no propaganda framing, no glorification of atrocities. All text MUST be written in English (array). Every heading, label, caption, legend and metric name in the image must be in English — not English. Spell each English word correctly using English characters and diacritics. Numbers stay as digits, no watermarks Render dates in Arabic numerals. Avoid graphic battlefield gore, no real death photos, no flags or symbols of hate movements. For contested historical narratives, present neutrally — no propaganda framing, no glorification of atrocities. Period-appropriate but tasteful.