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He was born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
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Although he was not of high rank, Napoleon was credited for the victory at Toulon. Due to this, he received the new rank of brigadier general
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Napoleon is given command of the French army in Italy. In the end, the French were victorious against the Italians and Austrians and this helped the French Revolutionary Wars end.
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Napoleon wanted to stop the trade between Great Britain and India, so he decided to invade Egypt. The British destroyed most of the French fleet in the Battle of the Nile, however, Napoleon returned to France as a hero due to exaggerations of his success.
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Viewed as the end of the French Revolution, Napoleon along with others overthrew the Directory and he is elected as First Consul of the Consulate
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Napoleon declares France a hereditary empire and makes himself emperor under the name Napoleon I. The Pope came to crown him, but as he was about to place the crown on his head, Napoleon took it and did it himself.
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Napoleon's attempt at blocking allied countries from trading with Great Britain. This led to many wars between France and other countries such as Spain or Russia.
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When Russia refuses to stop trading with Britain, Napoleon launches an invasion. He arrives in Moscow in September, but finds the city abandoned. It later burns down, making it impossible for Napoleon to take refuge there. He begins to retreat in October and less than 94,000 men remained from his original force of 600,000.
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The French empire is destroyed in Germany. Later on, the allies entered Paris and Napoleon surrendered. Napoleon had to give up his throne and he was exiled to Elba in May 1814.
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Napoleon was able to make it back to Paris and was received with mixed opinions. On one hand, the allies and some of the French people were upset with his return due to the amount of wars he had caused. However, many other French citizens were happy because they supported his reforms and appreciated the glory he had won for France.
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The allies prepared their troops for another war with Napoleon. Eventually, he is defeated at the Battle of the Waterloo and is exiled to Saint Helena. This ended his military career and the Napoleonic Wars.
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He died at Longwood on the island of Saint Helena.
