NAPOLEON
Guy McCargo
About Napoleon
Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815
Napoleon was born in Corsica to parents of noble Genoese ancestry, and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France
Napoleon Bonaparte was born the second of eight children in his family's ancestral home.
Dates on Napoleon
Born: 15th August 1769 in Ajaccio, CorsicaMarried (Josephine): 9th March 1796 in Paris, FranceMarried (Marie-Louise): 2nd April 1810 in Paris, FranceDied: 5th May 1821 on St. HelenaFirst Consul of France: 1799 - 1804Emperor of the French: 1804 - 1814, 1815
Napoleons Early Career
He spent the early years of the Revolution in Corsica, fighting in a complex three-way struggle between royalists, revolutionaries, and Corsican nationalists.
French Empire
Napoleon faced royalist and Jacobin plots as France's ruler.
Napoleons Life
Napoleon's father died of stomach cancer though this was unknown at the time of the autopsy.
Napoleon’s Failings
Napoleon also made mistakes and suffered setbacks.
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