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Napoleon Buonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, on August 15, 1769. He was born to Carlo Bonaparte & his wife Marie-Letizia.
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One of the most powerful rules that ever lived. Conquered half of Europe, up until his fall after his defeat in Moscow.
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Carlo Buonaparte was appointed assessor of the judicial district of Ajaccio in 1771, after he switched his allegiance to the French. This job was able to help him enroll his two sons, Napoleon & Joseph in France's College d'Autun.
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Napoleon's father passes away. Carlo Buonaparte had died of stomach cancer. And napoleon was spurred by the death of his dad.
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Graduated early from the military academy, now second Lietunant of the artillery, he returned to his hometown of Corsica in 1786
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Back home, Napoleon got behind the Corsican resistance to the French occupation, Napoleon had sided with his father's former ally, Pasquale Paoli. After, Napoleon & his dad soon had a fallout, and then a civil war broke out in Corsica in April 1793. Napoleon became an enemy of Paoli, and his family was forced to relocate to France, and they decided to use the French version of their last name. Their new last name was Bonaparte.
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By the time Decmeber came, Napoleon was a hero of Toulon, Toulon was a general and favourite of Augustin Robespierre; but shortly after the wheel of revolution turned, Napoleon was arrested for Treason
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Napoleon once again was a hero to the people, he had defended the government from angry counter-revolutionary forces. Napoleon was rewarded by Paul De Baras, Baras promoted Napoleon to a high military office, a position with access to the political spine of France.
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France attacked Austria, Napoleon had been given command of the Army of Italy. Napoleon had welded a young, staving, and disgruntled army. His army had great force, a force that won victory after victor against Austirian opponents. This campaign is legitimately legendary.
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Napoleon had left France for a campaign in Egypt and Syria, he was prompted by his desire for fresh victories, the French needed to threaten Britain's empire in India and their Directory's concers that their famous general might seize power. The Egyptian campaign was a military failure.
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Napoleon has died on the Island of St. Helena, there have been debates that he had died aresnic poisoning, or from stomach cancer. But some people would say that he died of Natural Causes.
