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Napoleon Bonaparte is born on an island in the Mediterranean called Corsica.
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Two years after he became a captain in the ranks, he was appointed a Bregadier general by the Committee of Publec Safety.
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Napoleon is given the job of being commander of the French armies that are stationed in Italy.
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After many victorious battles, winning over the Papal States and allies of Austria, Napoleon returns to France. There he is seen as a hero. He was then given command over an army that was training to invade Britain. Napoleon doubted that the French army could win that battle, and so he suggested taking over Egypt, which was owned by Britain at the time.
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The plan for invading Egypt wasn't going as planned, so Napoleon abandoned his French army in order to avoid failure, and he returned to Paris, France.
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For fifteen million dollars, Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States. France had reclaimed the territory in 1800.
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In June of 1812, Napoleon moved in with his army in attempt to take over Russia. The Russian army fled instead of fighting.
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When the new king of France captured Napoleon, and brought him back to France, instead of people attempting to kill him, the people took his side and stood up for him.
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On June, 18 of 1815 Napoleon was defeated by the combined army of the British and the Prussian.
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After Napoleon was defeated in a battle with a combined army of the British and the Prussians, he remained exiled until he died in 1821.
