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Napoleon is born into a small Italian nobility in 1769
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he joined a military academy at Brienne-le-Château in 1779
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this event would allow the warrior to rise through the ranks and become the powerful man we remember today
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Leading the french army against the Austrians, Napoleon decimated them and quickly became a legend
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in a coup against the current french ruling group, Napoleon becomes the first Consul of France
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Napoleon is crowned emperor of France, taking the crown from the pope declaring himself Emperor
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using a scorched earth policy the Russians were able to bait Napoleon into chasing them to Moscow, where he was later forced to retreat with broken ranks and spirits
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after being forced to surrender, Napoleon was exiled by the allied forces of Europe to the island of Elba
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After his exile on the island of Elba, Napoleon returns to France to reclaim his empire
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After a crushing defeat at the Waterloo battle Napoleon is exiled once more, but this time to the island of
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He dies on St. Helena far from the country he once ruled
