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Nov 22, 2023 · French General Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the world’s greatest military leaders who became the first emperor of France, from 1804 to 1815. Born on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, he...
Oct 19, 2023 · Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) was a Corsican-born French general and politician who reigned as Emperor of the French with the regnal name Napoleon I from 1804 to 1814 and then again briefly in 1815. He established the largest continental European empire since Charlemagne and brought liberal reforms to the lands he conquered at the cost of the ...
Jul 8, 2019 · Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769–May 5, 1821), one of the greatest military commanders in history, was the twice- emperor of France whose military endeavors and sheer personality dominated Europe for a decade. In military affairs, legal issues, economics, politics, technology, culture, and society in general, his actions influenced the ...
Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15 August 1769 in Corsica into a gentry family. Educated at military school, he was rapidly promoted and in 1796, was made commander of the French army in Italy,...
Napoleon Bonaparte, (15 August 1769–5 May 1821) later known as Emperor Napoleon I, was a French military and political leader who is considered one of the most influential figures in European history. “France has more need of me than I have need of France. – Napoleon.
Napoleon, French Napoléon Bonaparte orig. Italian Napoleone Buonaparte, (born Aug. 15, 1769, Ajaccio, Corsica—died May 5, 1821, St. Helena Island), French general and emperor (1804–15). Born to parents of Italian ancestry, he was educated in France and became an army officer in 1785.
Title Emperor of the French, First Consul of the French Republic. War & Affiliation War of 1812 / French. Date of Birth - Death 1769-1821. One of history’s greatest and most ambitious military leaders, Napoleon Bonaparte came to power in France amid the chaos of the French Revolution.
