May

1795
16 May: Peace of Basle.
20 May: Coup of 1 Prairial.

1796
10 May: Battle of Lodi.
15 May: Occupation of Milan.
30 May: The battle of Borghetto.

1797
19 May: Napoleon Bonaparte sails for Egypt.
May: Coup of 22 Floreal.

1798
3 May: Second battle of Stockach.
15 May: Crossing of the Alps begins by Army of the Reserve.

1803
3 May: France sells Louisiana to United States.

1804
18 May: Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed emperor.
19 May: Creation of the Marshalate.

1805
26 May: Bonaparte crowns himself King of Italy.

1806
16 May: Britain begins blockade of French ports.

1807
27 May: Fall of Danzig.

1808
2 May: Revolt of Madrid suppressed.

1809
12 May: Battle of Oporto.
13 May: Bonaparte enters Vienna.
21-22 May: The battle of Aspern-Essling.

1811
3-5 May: Battle of Fuentes de Onoro.
7 May: Second siege of Badajoz.
12 May: Raising of siege of Badajoz.
16 May: Battle of Albuera.
24 May: Siege of Tarragonna.
Resumption of siege of Badajoz.

1812
17-28 May: Conference of Dresden.
28 May: Peace of Bucharest.

1813
1 May: Death of Bessieres.
2 May: Battle of Lutzen.
11 May: Fall of Torgau.
20-21 May: Battle of Bautzen.
28-29 May: Battle of Sackett's Harbour.
30 May: Siege of Hamburg starts.

1814
3 May: Louis XVIII enters Paris.
4 May: Bonaparte lands on Elba.
27 May: End of siege of Hamburg.
29 May: Death of Josephine.
30 May: First treaty of Paris.

1815
3 May: Joachim Murat beaten at battle of Tolentino.