ought heroically and the
British were driven out. As Napoleon's reward he was given a promotion to general and his own infantry unit.
Unfortunately Napoleon ran into some bad luck, the leader of the French Revolution Maximilien Robespierre became
Power hungry and lost control. His own men mutinied against him and executed him. Bonaparte was also captured
And briefly imprisoned because he was a member of Robspierre's faction. Napoleon was freed just two months later.
In 1795 a revolt began in Paris over a new constitution presented by the National Convention, the National
Convention was the name of the new g
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