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Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, which had recently come under the control of France.

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In 1785 Napoleon was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the French Army, where he would eventually lead men in battle and become a national hero.

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In 1793 Napoleon displayed his first great move of military brilliance at the Battle of Toulon. After the victory Napoleon was promoted to General and placed in command of an entire army at the age of 24.

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On 9NOV1799 Napoleon had completed an overthrow of the French republican government to install himself as the First Consul of the new French government. This essentially made him the dictator of France.

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On 2DEC1804 Napoleon was coronated as Emperor of France by the Pope. He wore a gold laurel symbolic of the Roman Empire, and a replica of Charlemagne's crown.

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In 1811-1812 Napolean embarked on his invasion of Russia. The Russian's successfully held off the largest army known to this point in history through a strategy of scorched Earth, and letting the Russian winter break the French. Napoleon's army was decimated by this campaign.

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Napoleon was forced to abdicate his throne on 6APR1815. He was then sent to the Island of Elba, off the coast of Italy in exile. Napoleon would make a dramatic return to France though.

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Napoleon was finally ousted by the coalition forces and exiled for good to the Atlantic Island of St. Helena in the December of 1815. He died there on 5MAY1821.