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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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livestock. On December 2, 1804, Napoleon
crowned himself emperor. Napoleon was a military genius, on
land that is. Losing this battle forced Napoleon to
give up his plans to invade Great Britain. His soldiers were not used to the cold weather. The British army held their ground all through the day. Instead of fighting the army, the Czar pulled
his men back. That night the
Prussian army joined and together they launched a counter attack against
Napoleon’s army. second chamber voted to end the directory. He made and new army and stormed Paris.
In 1812 Napoleon decided to invade Russia.
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