Louis Xvl's Influence On Napoleon

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Napoleon did service for Louis xvl and he did artillery unit at Vallance. Napoleon was an influence because he was a good general for the french who took over most of Europe and others.He had 10 siblings and had a nice childhood. He had a pretty good education. He was not poor his father was lawyer and his mother was a stay at home mom. Napoleon was 4/10 children that lived he was not wealthy and attended military school and was ranked little corporal he then got invited to a royal military school “ecole militaire”. napoleon's father was a lawyer and was diplomat and served as a personal assistant during the revolutionary war.napoleon's older brother joseph was diplomat nobleman and was later crowned king by Napoleon the because of his

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