Napoleon Bonaparte
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Napoleon Bonaparte is considered to be one of history’s greatest military leaders
Napoleon Bonaparte
His Rise to Fame
- Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 on the island of Corsica.
- He went to a military academy in Franceand trained to become an officer in the army.
- At the age of 24 he was promoted to Brigadier General.
What he did that was different
- Napoleon was given command of the French army in Italy.
- He was very organised and could move his troops quickly around the battlefield so the French would always seem to outnumber the enemy.
- He won many important battles.
- He returned to Paris and declared himself First Consul (dictator of France).
How it all ended
- In 1812 he invaded Russia but many men within his army died of starvation on the way and he had to return to France.
- The rest of Europe joined together to defeat Napoleon and he was exiled (sent away) to the island of Elba.
- He escaped and took charge again for the Hundred Days.
- On June 18th1815 he led his army to the famous battle of Waterloo where he was finally defeated.
- He was exiled to Saint Helena where he died six years later.

