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  2. www.youtube.com › watchNapoleon Bonaparte: From Obscurity to Power - YouTube

    Step back in time with us as we delve into the extraordinary life and legacy of one of history's most iconic figures - Napoleon Bonaparte. Join us as we expl...

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  3. www.youtube.com › watchNapoleon Bonaparte - Icon Of Power - YouTube

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    Documentary detailing Napoleon Bonaparte, and his final campaign to reclaim his empire after he was defeated by the coalition forces of europe and sent into ...

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  5. www.youtube.com › watchNapoleon Bonaparte: A Giant of History - YouTube

    Discover the extraordinary life of Napoleon Bonaparte, one of history's most influential figures. Born in 1769 on the island of Corsica, Napoleon's journey from a humble background to becoming...

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  6. www.worldhistory.org › article › 2036Napoleon Bonaparte During the Early French Revolution (1789 ...

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    In 1768, the year before Napoleon's birth, the Kingdom of France purchased Corsica from the Republic of Genoa, which had distantly ruled it for the previous few centuries. Although nominally under Genoese control, the Corsicans had been used to effectively ruling themselves. They had recently claimed independence, declaring the Corsican Republic in...

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    Despite his obligations as a French officer, Napoleon welcomed the Revolution, viewing it as a manifestation of the Enlightenment ideals he had come to believe in, a triumphof logic and reason. Still, he did his soldierly duty and helped disperse a riot in Auxonne eight days after the Bastille fell, arresting 33 people. In August, he received permi...

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    Napoleon could not stay in Ajaccio following the Easter Sunday debacle, so he returned to Paris, hoping to resume his commission in the army. He was in the city during the Demonstration of 20 June 1792, when a Parisian mob stormed the Tuileries Palace, accosted King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette, and forced the king to wear the red...

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    On 3 May 1793, Napoleon was detained by Paolist supporters on his way to join his brother Joseph in Bastia. He was freed soon after by villagers sympathetic to France, although the family estate, Casa Bonaparte, was ransacked by Paolists a few weeks later. Having seized the city of Ajaccio, Paoli's government officially outlawed the Bonaparte famil...

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  7. www.bbc.co.uk › programmes › articlesThe unlikely origins of Napoleon Bonaparte - BBC

    Episodes. Articles. The unlikely origins of Napoleon Bonaparte. “Posterity will do me justice.” So declared General Bonaparte from his exile on the island of St Helena, after his final capture...

  8. www.worldatlas.com › early-modern-era › napoleonicNapoleonic Wars and the Emergence of Modern Nationalism

    Mar 2, 2024 · Napoleonic Wars and the Emergence of Modern Nationalism. Napoleon Bonaparte changed the fate of Europe like few others. As France emerged from the bloody and divisive French Revolution, Napoleon rapidly ascended to power and had his eyes on the European continent, hungry to expand French dominance. As the Emperor of France, he undertook a ...

  9. www.wired.com › video › watchHistorian Breaks Down Napoleon's Battle Tactics - WIRED

    Nov 21, 2023 · Today Jonathon Riley, a British General and historian, breaks down French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most prominent battles and utilized war tactics. From the Battle of the Pyramids to the...

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