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August 15, 1769: ·Napoleon Bonaparte born in Ajaccio, Corsica
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1784, Napoleon was selected for the elite École Militaire in Paris.
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October 17, 1784: ·Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire
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Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery
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Stationed in Valence
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December 22, 1793: ·For his courage at an internal French battle at Toulon, Napoleon receives the new rank of brigadier general
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The government assigns Napoleon the task of suppressing civil strife and rebellion against the Republic
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Napoleon begins his Egyptian campaign
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Fall of Alexandria and Cairo
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The French fall to Spain in the Battle of Vitoria
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Paris falls
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba; his wife and son take refuge in Vienna
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Napoleon dies