Napolean Bonaparte1

Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769 on the small island of Corsica in the

Mediterranean Sea. He was born at a very hectic time. Corsica was trying to gain

independence when French troops invaded. He was born during a war, and he’ll

die because of one. When he turned ten his parents sent him to a military school

just outside of Paris. He devoted himself to learning and gaining experience to

military tactics, it paid off. When he was 16 he became a lieutenant in the artillery.

Revolution broke out the same year. He joined the military of the French Republic.

In October of 1705 a government official told Napoleon to defend the palace

where the National Convention took place. He, with his small army, defeated the

thousands of royalist in minutes. He is declared a hero. In 1796 the Directory

appointed him to command a French army. He marched into Italy and liberated it

from Austria, although some say he conquered it.

The Directory wasn’t doing very well. In 1799 it accused the French people

of being corrupt. Napoleon seized this opportunity to take it over. On November 9,

1799 he and 500 soldiers took over one chamber of the National Legislature and

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