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| 1806 |
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| Napoleon replaced the Bourbons as rulers of Naples, where his brother Joseph became king; another brother became king of Holland (which replaced the Batavian Republic). | 1 |
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| June 12 |
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| The Confederation of the Rhine placed all Germany, except Austria, Prussia, Brunswick, and Hesse, under French protection. As a result of the confederation and subsequent garrisoning of French troops on German soil, Prussia entered the war but it met defeat at the Battles of Jena and Auerstadt (Oct. 14). | 2 |
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| Oct. 27 |
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| Napoleon occupied Berlin, where he issued the Berlin Decree. | 3 |
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| Nov. 21 |
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| The Berlin Decree ushered in the CONTINENTAL SYSTEM. This led to Napoleon's effort to consolidate this system in 1807 by concluding the continuing war with Prussia and with Russia, which had advanced to aid the Prussians. French forces encouraged Polish revolt against Russia; diplomats disengaged the Ottoman Empire from its alliance with Russia and a war between Russia and the empire resulted, 1806–12. (The Treaty of Bucharest (May 28, 1812) ended this war, with Russia gaining the province of Bessarabia.) | 4 |
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