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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 was a young artillery officer in the Revolutionary army that was dispatched to crush the rebellion, and he soon demonstrated his abilities to the local French commander. Together, they devised a plan to eject the British from the forts overlooking the harbor.
