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    place. Napoleon Bonaparte was a very important man during the French Revolution. He declared himself the Emperor of the French and created his own empire. He was in the France army and was also appointed the First Consul. These are important events that happened during his lifetime. First in Napoleon Bonaparte early life he was born on August 15, 1769, on a island called Corsica. His family was originally Italian, but nine years after he was born they were given a French Noble status. Napoleon…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was a great historical figure who made many great reforms in the history of France and Europe. On August 15, 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born in the Corsican city of Ajaccio to Carlo and Marie-Letizia Bounaparte. He had eleven siblings. He started his education at all boy’s school in Ajaccio. Since he belonged to a fairly wealthy family, he entered French military school and joined the college of Autun in Burgundy, France. In 1785, Napoleon became a second lieutenant in the…

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    Who was Charles de Gaulle? How did he end up as the leader of Free France? What other key Frenchmen competed with De Gaulle for leadership and why did the Allies support De Gaulle? General Charles de Gaulle was one of the innovators of armored warfare as practiced in World War II. De Gaulle’s writings, although first ignored, eventually led to his obtaining command of the French 4th Mechanized Division in May, 1940, just as the German invasion began. The counterattack he made did not save his…

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    small capital of Ajaccio, Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte. A great fact is that he was named after a well-known Egyptian religious symbol (Thutmose III). Maria Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Bonaparte had eight living kids and Napoleon was the second son of the eight. Napoleon was a small and furious young boy and would often fight his older brother (Joseph Bonaparte) and even win those childish and foolish fights. The Bonaparte family was known for being generous and Napoleon was no different because…

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    12 x 24 inches. The painting was commissioned by Vivant Denon for Napoleon. The painting is a sketch that is depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in the city of Jaffa visiting soldiers that are infected with the bubonic plague. In the painting it depicts a building with no ceiling in view, two windows and one door. The room is filled with soldiers that appear to be sick and are placed surrounding the walls, some are standing…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte a young talented penniless artillery officer in 1795 had many military success and took the opportunity to became emperor of France during the French Revolution in which he improved France from left to right , and played a prominent role in France reorientation. At Napoleon peak of his summit , his conscription military units was out maneuvered and defeated on the battle field . He had an altercation in returning to the fight and was strip from being emperor and was then…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the most successful military minds to walk the battle fields. He is very known for his leadership skills and captivating energy. Napoleon, was a French military leader and emperor who conquered most of Europe in the early 19th Century. Besides being a great leader on the battle fields, he was also seemed to know what was the best for his country. Napoleon rose the ranks of military rapidly during the French Revolution. He crowed himself emperor…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte, or more commonly know as Napoleon the Emperor of France, or just simply Napoleon, ruled the French Revolution from 1795-1815. He was a strong military leader who rose to power when the weakened Directory began to fail. Throughout his reign, he fought many battles with many countries with one main goal in mind: create a massive European empire by conquering warring countries. This goal was in the making before his own decisions in battle against Russia led to his downfall. He…

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    still stand, as a major significance in the history of our world. Without these major events, our world would not be what it is today. A historical event that has a major impact on our world today is Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. Here, Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Russia but was forced to retreat due to his lack of supplies and the cold, harsh winter. This is important because Germany made the same mistake while attempting to invade Russia during the winter. A work of literature that…

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    Napoleon Bonaparte is a perfect example of a man corrupted by power, Napoleon is so corrupted by his greed for power that he turns into an evil man, a villain. Napoleon may have been a villain but he was also incredibly smart, manipulative and conniving, he managed to convince a whole nation of his absolute patriarchy towards their country. He portrayed himself as the ultimate French men, the ultimate War General, the ultimate Ruler and the ultimate being. Napoleon did help to better France by…

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