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Was Born 1769 in Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean Image Source* www.whattoexpect.com
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Napoleon Rose through the Ranks and became a Captain in 1792 at the age of 22 *image source www.historytoday.com
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At the age of 24, The Committee of Public Safety made him a brigadier general. *image source knarf.english.upenn.edu
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In 1796 he became commander of the French armies in Italy. There Napoleon won a series of battles with qualities he become famous for- Speed, Surprise, and Decisive Action *Image Source www.matrixgames.com
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He returned to France in 1797 as a hero, He was given command of an army in tranining to invade Britian. Instead he suggested to invade Egypt to attack Britian Indirectly. *image source www.fragrantica.com
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Seeing certain defeat with the British through Egypt. Napoleon abandoned his army and returned to Paris. *image source www.talismancoins.com
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Took part in the coup detat of 1799 to overthrow the Directory and set up a new government *image source www.bloggingstocks.com
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Napoleon was made consul for life. image source www.gymnasiumheepen.de
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He crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I. *image source www.georgianindex.net
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Seven law codes were created, but the most important was the Civil Code, or Napoleonic Code, Introduced in 1804. *image source www.emersonkent.com
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Napoleon met a combined British and Prussian army under the Duke of Wellington and suffered a bloody defeated. *image source hubpages.com
