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Napoleon
Emperor of the French (r. 1804–1814, 1815)
"Napoleon Bonaparte" redirects here. For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation) and Napoleon Bonaparte (disambiguation).
Battles of Napoleon
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Rochefort
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Waterloo
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Elba
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Dizier
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Leipzig
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Berezina
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Borodino
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Wagram
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Somosierra
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Friedland
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Jena
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Austerlitz
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Marengo
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Cairo
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Malta
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Arcole
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Paris
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Toulon
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Napoleon Bonaparte[b] (born Napoleone Buonaparte;[c] 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal nameNapoleon I, was a French general and statesman who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led a series of military campaigns across Europe during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1796 to 1815. He led the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then ruled the French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1814, and briefly again in 1815.
Born on the
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Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful generals of the French revolutionary armies. He was emperor of France from 1804-14, and in 1815.
Napoleon Bonaparte (1768-1821) is regarded as one of history’s greatest military leaders. Born on 15 August 1769, Napoleon was educated at military school in France. He then joined the army where, following the outbreak of the French Revolution, he rapidly rose through the ranks.
Taking power
By 1796 he was commander of the French army and, in an attempt to disrupt British trade routes with India, he conquered Ottoman-ruled Egypt in 1798, despite the fact the British destroyed the fleet from which he had just landed his forces, in the action called the Battle of the Nile.
Returning to France a heroic leader in 1799, Napoleon became the country’s ‘first consul’, going on to become Emperor in 1804.
In 1800, at the Battle of Marengo, Napoleon defeated the Austrians, thus establishing France’s power over continental Europe. His sole opponent was Britain.
Peace of Amiens
The Peace of Amiens was signed in
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Napoleon Bonaparte
One of history’s greatest and most ambitious military leaders, Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in France amid the chaos of the French Revolution. Crafting his empire through military expansion, Napoleon was one of the most powerful men alive in the early nineteenth century. Although Napoleon never set foot on American soil, his legacy as a military leader can be seen through much of American military history. His foreign policy and conflicts with Great Britain were vastly important to American political and military action, especially before and during the War of 1812.
Born on August 15, 1769 on Corsica, an island off the coast of Italy, Napoleon grew up the son of a struggling lawyer with a large family. He moved to continental France to pursue his education in military academies. When Napoleon graduated from the military academy in Paris, he ranked 42nd out of his class of 58 students. He earned a post as a second lieutenant of artillery in a training school and began his career as a military officer.
As Napoleon began his military career, Franc
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