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Napoleon was Born
Napoleon was born on an island in the Mediterranean, Corsica, a few months after the island was annexed by France. -
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The Age of Napoleon
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Napoleon Became Captain
Napoleon joined the army when the revolution and war of Europe came about where he used his skill and knowledge to quickly move up in the ranks. -
The British Defeat French's Navy
Britain had a strong sea power and controlled the Mediterranean. After the Brattish defeated France's naval forces Napoleon saw it as a defeat and abandoned his army to go back to Paris. -
Napoleon Overthrows the Government
Napoleon took part in the coup d’état that overthrew the Directory and set up a new government, the consulate. -
The British Defeat the French-Spanish Fleet
Napoleon wanted to invade Britain but he couldn't due to the efforts of the British in the Battle of Trafalgar where the British took out the French-Spanish fleet. This defeat made Napoleon change his plans about invading Britain. -
Napoleon Invades Russia
Napoleon marched into Russia thinking that he could crush their forces. Russia instead burnt their own cities and villages to the ground leaving no food or shelter for Napoleons army in the winter causing him to retreat. Less then 40,000 of the original 600,000 troops came back alive with Napoleon. -
Napoleon's Final Defeat
Napoleon and his army fought and lost a bloody defeat to the combined British and Prussian army. The allies who were victorious exiled him to the island St. Helena in the South Atlantic. He stayed exiled there for years until his death in 1821.
