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Napoleon Bonaparte, the son of a noble. is born on the island of Corsica. His father was from a minor nobility in Italy but his family was not rich.
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Napoleon wins a scholorship to military school at age 15.
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He bacame sympathetic twards the revoulutionaries and won fame fighting the supporters of the King. As a result he was put in charge of the French army figting in Italy
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The Committee of Public Safety elects Napoleon to be brigadier general.
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He later becomes commander of the French armies in Italy where he becomes well-known for speed, surprise, and decisive action.He defeated the aremies of the Papal States and their Austrian allies.
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The Austrians are forced to sign a ceasefire and Napoleon returns to France a hero. Returns to Paris after hearing of the military crisis facing France
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At the age of 30, Napoleon siezes France in the coup d'etat.
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At 35, Napoleon crowns himself emperor of France. He also created a standard set of laws know as the Napoleonic Code, which are still used today, and set off on a military campaign to expand the empire. Other countries became to resent being called French and feelings of Nationolism start to grow.
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When Napoleon began to lose battles his people turned on him and exiled him to the island of Elba where he was allowed to rule the island. He esaceped later that year
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After he was caught in Waterloo he was sent to the island of St. Helena where he later died of stomach cancer.
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Napoleon Bonaparte dies of stomach cancer wile in exile in Saint Helena.
