James Watt & Napoleon Bonaparte

Did James Watt and Napoleon Bonaparte live at the same time?

Yes. James Watt and Napoleon Bonaparte lived at the same time for 50 years, from 1769 to 1819.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

James Watt · Napoleon Bonaparte · Born in 1736 · Born in 1769

James Watt

Science & Invention

Improved the steam engine

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics & Leadership

Emperor of France, military genius

17361821

James Watt

Napoleon Bonaparte

James Watt

Science & Invention

Born in Greenock

Died in Heathfield Hall

Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics & Leadership

World Events During Their Overlap

1769 James Watt patents the steam engine

1776 American Declaration of Independence

1783 Treaty of Paris ends American Revolutionary War

1789 French Revolution begins

1791 Haitian Revolution begins

1799 Napoleon seizes power in France

1804 Haiti declares independence

1805 Battle of Trafalgar

1815 Battle of Waterloo; Napoleon defeated

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Sources

James Watt — Wikipedia
James Watt (Q9041) — Wikidata
Napoleon — Wikipedia
Napoleon Bonaparte (Q517) — Wikidata