This essay will illustrate why Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the greatest military masterminds in the history
of mankind. It will show the life of Napoleon from when he was a young boy, till he died in 1821. It will show how
he deceived the French into giving him power, and how he used this power for his own interests. It will also reveal
how he almost killed of an entire generation of French people, and once again prove that all good things must come to
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. This was only a few months
after France had annexed the island. He had 7 brothers and sisters, and his father was a lawyer whose family
stemmed from the Florentine nobility. His original nationality was Cursican-Italian. In 1779 Napoleon went to school
at Brienne in France. There he took a great interest in in history, especially in the lives of great ancient generals.
Napoleon was often badly treated at Brienne because he was not as wealthy as his fellow classmates, and very short.
He also did not speak French well, because Italian was spoken on Corsica where he grew up. He studied very hard
so that he could do better then those who snubbed him.
Napoleon attended the Ecole Military School in Paris in 1784 after receiving a scholarship. This is were he received
his military training. He studied to be an artillery man and an officer. Napoleon finished his training and joined the
French army when he was 16 years old. He was appointed to an artillery regiment , and commissioned as a
lieutenant. Once again he was not well liked by his fellow officers because he was short, spoke with an Italian accent,
and had little money. Napoleon spent little time with his regiment. He was more concerned with trying to free his
home land of Corsica, witch had been taken with force by France. Soon after being commissioned his father died,
and h...