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Napoleon was born in 1769 in Corsica, and island in the Mediterranean, only a few months after France had annexed the island.
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Napoleon attains the rank of a captain in 1792.
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In 1796 Napoleon bacame commaneder of the French armies in Italy.
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After winning many battles against the Papal states and the Austrians, these victories gave France control of northern Italy. When Napoleon returned to France he was a hero.
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By this time the British had defeated the French naval forces supporting Napoleon's army in Egypt. Seeing certain defeat, Napoleon abandoned his army and returned to Paris.
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Also in 1799 Napoleon took part in the coup d'etat that overthrew the Directory and set up a new government, the Consulate.
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In 1802, Napoleon was made consul for life. Two years later, he crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I.
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This is the year in which Napoleon crowned himself the emperor of France.
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