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Napoleon Bonapart was born in Ajaccio, Corsica
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October 28, 1785: ·Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery.
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May-October, 1792: ·While in Paris with his regiment, Napoleon witnesses the storming of the Tuileries Palace and the dethroning of the French King, Louis XVI. (Exact date unknown)
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June 13, 1795: ·Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West
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Napoleon was excommunicated by Pope Pious VII in June of 1809, after a series of defeats which would eventually lead to Napoleon's downfall.
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On April 20, 1814, the dethroned Emperor left France for the isle of Elba, where he was exiled under the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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June 18, 1815: ·Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher
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March 5, 1821: ·Napoleon dies