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Napoleon was born on the French Island of Corsica.
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Napoleon enters the Military College of Brienne in France.
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Napoleon drove British Forces out of the French port of Toulon
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He moved from victorious general to political leader
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Napoleon decided to sell France's vast Louisiana Territory to the American Government.
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Napoleon crowns himself emperor of the French
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At the battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon had won a crushing victory against an Austro-Russian army of Superior numbers
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Napoleon replaced the King of Spain with his own brother, Joseph Bonaparte
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HIs Grand Empire reached its greatest extent
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He annulled his wife Josephine. He married the Austrian Princess Marie Louise.
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More than 400,000 soldiers from france and other counties invaded Russia.
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He crossed into Russia with about 600,000 troops.
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He pursued his dream of empire by invading Russia
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The opposing armies met near the town of Waterloo in Belgium.
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Napoleon dies on the lonely island, St.Helena.