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Napoleon Bonaparte was born.
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In 1784, by the age of 15, he won a scholarship to a military training college in Paris.
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By age 16, Napoleon became the second lieutenant
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Napoleon won many battles over the Italians and Austrians. The Austrians were forced to sign a ceasefire in 1797
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By age 30, Napoleon Bonaparte took control of France in 1799 by military takeover ('coup d'etat').
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Napoleon signed the Concordant in 1801, creating peace with the Catholic church, and creating a standard set of laws known as the Napoleonic Code.
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Napoleon crowned himself emperor in 1804 at the age of 35.
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Napoleon was exiled twice. The first was to Elba in 1814, and the second to St. Helena in 1815.
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The Congress of Vienna was created so no one like Napoleon would ever be able to gain power again. They re-structure countries around France so that it will never be conquered.
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Napoleon was never agin able to gain any power, much less the power he once had. He died in 1821 from stomach cancer.
