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Born
Napoleon Bonapart was born in Ajaccio, Corsica -
Traveled to France for school
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Enrolls in the Ecole Militaire
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Graduates from Ecole Militaire
October 28, 1785: ·Graduates from Ecole Militaire with the rank of second lieutenant in the artillery. -
November 3, 1785: ·Stationed in Valence
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Witness the storming of the Tuileries Palace and dethroning of Louis XVI
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) -
Promoted to General of the Army of the West
June 13, 1795: ·Napoleon is promoted to General of the Army of the West -
Excommunicated
Napoleon was excommunicated by Pope Pious VII in June of 1809, after a series of defeats which would eventually lead to Napoleon's downfall. -
Exiled to Elba
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. -
Defeated in Waterloo
June 18, 1815: ·Defeated in the Battle of Waterloo by the British and Prussians, led by Wellington and Blucher -
Died
March 5, 1821: ·Napoleon dies