Napoleon Bonaparte: Soldier, Emperor, Legend

Empires 1804 AD Modern 🇫🇷 France 1,182 views

Napoleon Bonaparte rose from obscure Corsican origins to dominate Europe, winning over 60 pitched battles and remaking the legal and political landscape of the continent before his final defeat in 1815.

The Corsican Artillery OfficerNapoleon Bonaparte was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, in 1769, just one year after France purchased the island from Genoa. He was in many senses not even French. At the military academy in Paris he was mocked for his accent and modest background. He graduated in 1785 and spe...

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