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Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte

1769–1821

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French general and emperor who remade European politics through speed, organization, and will. A case study in ambition's brilliance and its costs.

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  1. 1769personal

    Born in Corsica

  2. 1779personal

    Sent to mainland France for schooling

  3. 1785work

    Commissioned as artillery officer

  4. 1793highlight

    Siege of Toulon

  5. 1795highlight

    13 Vendémiaire

  6. 1796highlight

    Italian campaign and marriage to Joséphine

  7. 1798work

    Invasion of Egypt

  8. 1799highlight

    Coup of 18 Brumaire

  9. 1804highlight

    Crowned Emperor

  10. 1805highlight

    Victory at Austerlitz

  11. 1812controversy

    Disastrous invasion of Russia

  12. 1814personal

    First abdication and exile to Elba

  13. 1815highlight

    Hundred Days and Waterloo

  14. 1821death

    Death on Saint Helena

  15. post-1821legacy

    Enduring legal and military legacy

Life chapters will appear here once the autobiography track is generated.

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