Napoleon: Armchair Historian 3A by Elizabeth Welsh https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i Using the Armchair Historian, expand on an idea of fact . Include an image and your NAME en-us 2021-12-02 11:23:45 UTC 2025-11-13 11:28:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/797608157/a79e50f5668e41dc3a86efb744c3e193/napoleon_territories.jpg FUN FACTS -Suhavee Champi https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925638668  (source was the video)
-Napoleon declares himself consul for life and then Emporor
-by 1805 much of Europe was under his control 
-Napoleon decides to close all ports from Europe with Britain 
-Guerilla Warfare
-launches disastrous campaign after a separate continent decides to open ports with Britain
-600,000 men turn into 10,000

]]> 2021-12-02 16:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925638668 Siyaana Sanjanwala - France’s Struggle ssanjanw https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925642755 France was on the verge of a revolution, it was about to be bankrupt. Napoleon was born to be an enemy of France. He went to a military school and graduated early form it. This allowed him to have good tactics, strategies, and skills when it comes to fighting in wars. France was struggling and eventually everything happened in his life, he went to go and take over France. All of his different skills allowed to nation to make many victories and have tons of gains for Napoleon and his nation. He started growing a lot in power during the French Revolution which made him much more popular. His growth and rise in power eventually led to him becoming the first consul of France, then he went on to name himself the first consul of France forever. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZ4R4L_t2U)]]> 2021-12-02 16:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925642755 Anirudh Prodduturu- Napoleon's military accomplishments https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925646220 Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I
Napoleon's education started ever since he was very young. He was sent to a French military academy in mainland France to escape his impoverished island. He graduated as a second lieutenant of artillery and returned to Corsica. Eventually, he returned to mainland France and was appointed as the first lieutenant of the 4th regiment of artillery. He became a strong supporter and figure of the French revolution, eventually being promoted to captain in the army. After the national assembly abolished the monarchy, Bonaparte became major, then becoming promoted to adjutant general a month later. After yet another victory, he finally became a brigadier general because of his accomplishments.]]> 2021-12-02 16:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925646220 Aditi Kamath akamath6 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925648682 A fact that I learned from this video was that Napoleon was born and grew up on a small island, with his family, called Corsica. He has a big family and was the second sibling out of 8, which came with many downsides. His father was a part of an Italian Nobel family but that did not mean his family was wealthy. This is one of the reasons why Napoleon was sent to military school; since the expenses of all of the children was too much. At the time when Napoleon was a child, Corsica was under the rule of France and his father was against the France. This impacted Napoleons’ view of France and shaped his future starting from when he went to military school. This is an image of his family tree.

Sources:
- Armchair Historian Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZ4R4L_t2U
- https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon ]]> 2021-12-02 17:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925648682 Russian Strategies Summer Reneo https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925659757 The Russians had strategical ideas to burn down their towns and cities so that Napoleon and his troops could not take the supplies that could be found  in them. On his march to Moscow The French army was running out of supplies and the number of soldiers kept decreasing. The Russians would snipe the French army and remain unseen, this was one of their strategy’s and it worked very well. Napoleon returned back to France with more than 200,000 less men than he started with. 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjgzdnly8X0AhUIkokEHcQqCQkQFnoECAoQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.napoleon-series.org%2Ffaq%2Fc_russia.html&usg=AOvVaw17A5U8iSzZBDaB4t-Wrsfm]]> 2021-12-02 17:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925659757 Tanya Patel https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925670500 One of Napoleons’s achievements was when he overthrew the  directory council. He was a military commander which gave him a position with influence therefore, he was named First Consul. Napoleon being the head of the government and military commander gave him an important role and which helped him win victories. As, he began to gain power since he was named First Consul he became the Emperor. Another thing that Napoleon established or achieved was a Continental System. This was his strategy to weaken Britain’s economy and banned trade with with them. Napoleon’s motive was to help France’s economy as the result. However, this system was a fail and led to his fall.
(Source was video)
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/the-continental-system/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/foreign-policy

]]> 2021-12-02 17:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925670500 Janelle Appiah - Napoleon Exiled 💀 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925678223 After being demolished by the Russians, Napoleon came back to France with less than a tenth of the men he started with. People of France did not trust anymore and even exiled him to the island of Elba. When he escaped the island for a few months, known as the “Hundred Days” , he obtained followers. Although, the additional defeat caused him to be exiled to St Helena where he died at 52 years old.

(Source: History.com and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVZ4R4L_t2U)  ]]> 2021-12-02 17:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925678223 Dev Salian https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925680807 On June 24, 1812 the french led by Napoleon crossed the Neman River, invading Russia from present-day Poland. In this battle the Russians refused to fight and believed in a practice called scorched earth. When the French came the Russians burned all their resources so that the French wouldn’t be able to use it.  They then retreated into the woods and sniped the French army.Throughout the battle the Russians lost 200,000 whereas the French lost around 300,000. The battle ended with napoleon retreating back to france leading to his first exile. (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/jun24/napoleon-invades-russia/)]]> 2021-12-02 17:15:12 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925680807 Moscow by: Riley Volastro https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925686857 -He stayed at Moscow for 5 weeks and he brought more than 100,000 men with him.
-He waited for a peace offer that was never going to come. When he went to Moscow he went to look for more supplies but instead he found out that most the entire population was gone.
-Also when he went there he capital of Moscow went up in flames.
-The Russians didn’t want to offer peace and they refused to do so.
-It marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia. After the city went up in flames everything was all looted and taken over.
-Some of the soldiers that went to Moscow actually ended up dying from starvation.
-They also died from the weather and hypothermia from it being freezing.
-He went there to found more supplies for his soldiers so they don’t die from starvation
-After he won over the Russian army at the battle of Borodino he stormed Moscow

Information from History.com
https://www.history.com/search?q=napoleon%20retreats%20from%20moscow

]]> 2021-12-02 17:17:46 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925686857 Penelope Chen https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925689737 - Returned from Moscow with approximately 10,000 soldiers eligible for combat (lost the support of many of his French followers)
- Exiled to the small island of Elba, to which he later escaped from (Louis XVIII ruled over France during his leave)
- People accepted Napoleon back into France as ruler since he was the only one who proved successful against other European nations
- He reclaimed his position as the emperor of France and pursued his previous objectives
- Britain, Russia, Prussia, and Austria formed a 7th coalition which left Napoleon defeated
- He was again exiled from France, but now sent to St. Helena.  - He attempted suicide 3 times while at St. Helena, but was unsuccessful each time
- He died at 51 years old due to stomach cancer
- The other countries, at the Congress of Vienna, were able to gain his formerly owned territorial lands
- Other nations (i.e., Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia) maintained peace for relatively long time

Sources:
- https://youtu.be/YVZ4R4L_t2U
- https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon

]]> 2021-12-02 17:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925689737 Krish Anand https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925691100 Source used: https://www.ducksters.com/biography/world_leaders/napoleon_bonaparte.php
Napoleon’s childhood
-Napoleon was born in Corsica in 1796
-His family was low level nobel
-He had 8 brothers and sisters which made the kids very expensive 
-HIs parents sent him to Military school so it would be less expensive
-He went to Military school and graduated early
-He graduated from a French Military academy in 1785
-He was baptized as a Catholic
-2 of his other siblings died during infancy
-He received an excellent education 
-Napoleon wanted to be writer when he was a young child
-He had a big ego
- As a child he loved to spend money ]]> 2021-12-02 17:19:30 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925691100 Napoleons rise - Adeel https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925695367 Napoleon went through a military academy from the ages 9-16, he graduated earlier than others and was appointed as a artillery lieutenant. He supported the French Revolution heavily and established himself as a strong figure and was later promoted to captain in the French army. After he captured Toulon which was taken over by British troops he was appointed Brigadier General. After napoleon advanced on Italy, he called for a coup d’etat against the Royalist and it lead to the Treaty of Campo Formio and he became a hero to the people of France. He then wanted to cause another Coup D’etat and he was then elected as First Consul.
Sources: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/napoleon-s-rise-to-power-c942b505-d0db-4fda-9df2-04afaf6c2b15]]> 2021-12-02 17:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925695367 Napoleon’s Downfall sdivyako https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925697573 Santhosh Divyakolu

Napoleon’s downfall was very eventful. Napoleon led an army of 600,000 men into Russia in 1812. Napoleon had his forces march on towards Moscow, but little did he know that the Russian’s created an idea known as “Scorched Earth” which meant that Russia would burn their towns and cities to ground; they’d have everyone to escape to the hills and snipe the French soldiers. Napoleon waited months but soon he was going to face the harsh Russian winter, so he was forced to retreat whatever was left of his army. During his retreat, however, the Russians harassed them as they retreated, mercilessly killing many French soldiers. Napoleon came out of Russia with about only 10,000 men out of the 600,000 troops who he began with. Tragically, at the same time as the disastrous Russian invasion, the French was also fighting the Peninsular War from 1808 to 1814. Sadly, this battle resulted in the Spanish and Portuguese. Following this loss, in 1813 he also lost the Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of Nations. He was defeated by a coalition which included Austrian, Prussian, Russian, and Swedish troops. Napoleon was forced to retreat to France but in 1814, the coalition forces captured Paris. Napoleon was then forced to abdicate the throne on April 6 of 1814.

Source:
https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon#section_6
]]> 2021-12-02 17:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925697573 Sapna Padmanabhan https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925698239 Napoleon gained the attention of the directory by triumphing over his uprisings. Then he was placed in charge of the French army against the Italians. Napoleon ended up winning the war against Italy and Austria and France started to gain power. This was one of the major wars he had won and a lot of France’s citizens put a lot of their trust in him. In 1799 an event known as Coup of 18 Brumaire, Napoleon was part of a group that overthrew the French Directory. It went from a 5 man directory to a 3 man Consulate under Napoleon’s influence. Napoleon was France’s leading political figure. After defeating some of France’s enemies he was established as the First Consul, and to make matters better, in 1802 the British agreed to be at peace with the French with the Treaty of Amiens. (It only lasted for a year though so it was kind of useless). After Napoleon went into power he restored stability to France after the revolution. He made a lot of liberal choices at the time and that ensured the people’s trust in him.
https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon#section_2
https://www.buncombeschools.org/common/pages/UserFile.aspx?fileId=5362638]]> 2021-12-02 17:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925698239 Napoleon’s invasion attempt in Russia - Alex Amodio https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925698417 Napoleon attempted to invade Russia after Russia stopped using the continental system that Napoleon set in place to stop trade with Britain. This invasion in Russia however would end up being a failure after Napoleon entered Russia with 680,000 men and left with only 10,000 men. Russia managed to defeat Napoleon through a strategy called scorched Earth, where Russia would destroy and burn everything as they retreated deeper into Russia. Once Napoleon reached Moscow  he found the city was burned and the Russian winter was soon approaching so he fled Russia and only made it out with 10,000 soldiers.  Sources: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldhistory2/chapter/invasion-of-russia/ and https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-enters-moscow 

]]> 2021-12-02 17:22:59 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925698417 Natalie Grant: Napoleon Early Life https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925700466

-Napoleon was born on the 15th of August in 1769. 
-He was born on the island of Corsica. 
-Napoleon was born after the Genoese surrendered the island to France. 
-Napoleon was born to Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia. 
-Napoleon’s father was against the French takeover at first but then he comes to terms with France. 
-Napoleon’s father became the assessor of the judicial district of Ajaccio. 
-Corsica is an Italian island about 56 miles away from Italy and 105 miles away from France. 
-Napoleon only stayed on Corsica until 9 years old. 
-In January of 1779 he went to mainland France for the first time. 

Sources:
Napoleon and the Corsican Dilemma - part 1https://www.napoleon.org › ... › Articles
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I
]]> 2021-12-02 17:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925700466 Napoleon and the Rosetta Stone-Chris Collins ccollin12 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925702283 Napoleons army found the Rosetta Stone on their journey to Egypt. Napoleon thought of himself as a great military leader but also a scientist. He was elected membership to the National Institute. When Napoleon set off with his army to block Britain trade routes it wasn’t just Napoleon and his army. Since they were exploring Napoleon brought scientists, engineers, and scholars. He wanted France to learn the topography, environment, culture, and history of Egypt. One of Napoleon’s Captains Pierre Francois-Xavier Bouchard came across a slab. When the slab was recognized it was the Rosetta Stone.

Source:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/67270/15-epic-facts-about-napoleon-bonaparte]]> 2021-12-02 17:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925702283 Napoleon’s Early Life akakuman https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925702352 Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in Corsica. He was born after Corsica was taken over by the French and his parents were Carlo Bonaparte and Letizia Rampling. Growing up, he strongly disliked the French because they took over the place of his birth. At the age of 9, Napoleon was already fairly educated and throughout the course of the next 5 years he would go to attend several military schools. His father died of stomach cancer at the age of 16 and around this time he also graduated from military school. He joined the French military and over the years he quickly went up the ranks to from captain to general to commander and from then on he achieved things for France that would forever change its history. 

Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I]]> 2021-12-02 17:24:54 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925702352 Anya Patel: Napoleons Early life https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925703726
  • Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 in Ajaccio, on a Mediterranean island of Corsica
  • He began his education at an all boys school in Ajaccio, then at the age of 9, his parents sent him to French military school
  • He had 8 brothers and sisters and was at wealthy 
  • When his father died, Napoleon led his household
  • Napoleon was very short, at the age of 16 he was only 5’2
  • He became an artillery lieutenant, and he studied strategy, learned public speaking, and joined the winning side of the French Revolution
  • Napoleon was part of a group that overthrew the French Directory during an event called the coup of 18 Brumaire
  • Napoleon took 600,000 men to the campaign and only returned with 100,000
  • Napoleon was exiled to a small island and he eventually died at the age of 51 from stomach cancer
    • Source: https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon

    ]]>     2021-12-02 17:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925703726     Napoleon’s Military Record - Lokkit Sanjay Babu Narayanan https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925704949 Napoleon’s military career of 20 years is not particularly long, when compared to other generals like Caesar or Patton, but he, over the span of 70 engagements is the best military strategist of all time. He was an expert artillery commander and reformed the outdated French Army to win battles rapidly and preventing the opponent from ever having a chance to fight back. Out of his 70 battles, he emerged victorious from 62 of them, only losing 8. His most decisive and best overall battle according to me is either Austerlitz or Jena-Auerstedt. At Austerlitz, Napoleon was outnumbered by the Russian and Austrian Coalition, but ended up winning the battle suffering only 2,000 men either killed or captured, compared to over 35,000 causalities or captured men for the Coalition troops. This is the battle where Napoleon’s legacy was secured forever. At the battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Napoleon had roughly 60,000 troops compared to Prussia’s 120,000 troops. Due to Napoleon’s skill, not only did the French win the twin battles, but Napoleon suffered only 12,000 casualties when compared to over 41,000 casualties for Prussian troops. These battles were all fought against the best generals at the time, including the German General Blucher, the British General Wellington and the Russian General Kutuzov. All of these men were among the best Generals of their time, but still nothing when compared to Napoleon. 
    Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Napoleon_Bonaparte]]>     2021-12-02 17:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925704949     Maahi Patel: Napoleon and the Russia Invasion https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925705806 The Russians would ambush Napoleon and his army while they were trying to invade Russia. His army would get sniped and most of their supplies would be lost due to fires, the Russians would burn villages down. Napoleon had to leave Moscow because the French army had to be forced out of Russia because Moscow was deserted and burning. Fires would break out and Napoleons army had their winter quarters destroyed. Napoleon’s army was also starving while they were in Moscow. Napoleon started off with 600,000 men while he was on his way to Moscow and while he was going back to Paris he had lost 400,000 men.
    Source: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/napoleon-retreats-from-moscow ]]>     2021-12-02 17:26:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925705806     Maya Davis- Napoleon and the education system mdavis424 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925709397 Napoleon established many systems in attempts to restore order in France after the revolution. Some of these laws closed the social gap between the rich and poor. An example of this was his reforming of the education system; he wanted a form of widespread education (including religion). In his establishment of the school system, him including Catholicism appealed to individuals. This was putting into action the agreement he signed with the Pope saying he would restore Catholicism (the concordat). Napoleon started Lycées: uniform schools for boys. White boys between the age of 10-16, rich or poor, were able to attend these schools. He thought education for girls was important as well, but different subjects should be taught. According to him, girls should be taught domestic skills to be good housewives and mothers (in addition to some other basic subjects like writing).

    Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi5jtLxzcX0AhXqRzABHXVZBU4QFnoECBcQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.napoleon-series.org%2Fresearch%2Fsociety%2Fc_education.html&usg=AOvVaw1thdBV2TCpTBeuNezPVO9l]]>     2021-12-02 17:28:24 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925709397     Manika Vaidya- Josephine Bonaparte https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925709489 Josephine Bonaparte was Napolean’s first wife. Before her marriage to Napoleon, she had married other men, had a dispute, and divorced them. While married to Napoleon, she rejected Napolean’s letters expressing his love. While he was on the battlefield, Josephine cheated on Napolean which led to Napolean’s distrust in her and they were close to a divorce. After the couple renewed their marriage under the new titles of emperor and empress, Josephine hoped their marriage would be steady. However, her eccentricity and inability to give Napoleon a child (which meant no heir to his throne) resulted in an annulment of their marriage.
    Source: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josephine ]]>     2021-12-02 17:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925709489     Napoleon’s Military Failures- Joash Abraham https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925709540 Napoleon was a skilled strategist and fighter. However his weakness was naval battles, since his strengths laid on land. An example of this type of battle soon became known as the battle of Trafalgar, which occurred on October 21, 1805. Napoleon’s navy was a combination of 18 French and 15 Spanish ships. It was a total of 33 ships against the 27 British vessels. Napoleon still managed to loose despite his large number. It was the skill of the English that gave them the victory.Napoleon realized that land based battles were his strong suite. Soon, he decided to enter the Russian empire. His army held an impressive number of around 600,000 men. Sadly, Napoleon only returned with a small number of around 10,000. When France acknowledged this, they realized of his inability to remain victorious. Napoleon’s reputation was ruined and he was exiled to the Island of Elba on April 11, 1814. 

    Source:https://www.history.com/news
    https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Trafalgar-European-history

    ]]>     2021-12-02 17:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925709540     Sri Ram Saravana ssaravan2 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925713512
    After being defeated by the Russians Napoleon had then been exiled to the island of Elba which is near Italy. He was there for a whole but then he escaped by simply just getting on a boat.He came back to France and fought against the 7th coalition, and he  won the first few battles but eventually e started losing and it was finally the result of the battle was decided when he was beat in the battle of Waterloo. He was again sent to another island for exile. He was this time sent far away to a island that was near Africa.This island is called St Helena. And he lived out his days in a home that looked similar to Versailles.

    Source:https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon]]>     2021-12-02 17:30:27 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1925713512     Napoleon and Italy apatel95 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1926457417 Napoleon was born in Corsica, just 15 months after France had conquered it from Italy "I was born when [Corsica] was perishing. Thirty thousand Frenchmen spewed on to our shores, drowning the throne of liberty in waves of blood... The cries of the dying, the groans of the oppressed and tears of despair surrounded my cradle from the hour of my birth." Afterwards, many Corcians continued to rebel against French rule. Napoleon’s father Carlo however, conformed to France. Napoleon was ashamed of him because of this. Napoleon came to France for the first time at 9 years old where he attended military school. He learned French but kept his corcian accent, which made him a target of mockery. He grew up hating France and dreaming of an independent Corsica. His thinking changed as he got older. As the general of the French army, he conquered most of Italy by 1799. Napoleon made himself emperor of France. He set up the Cisalpine Republic in Italy where he served as king. He had direct control of northern and central Italy. When his only legitimate child (Napoleon François Charles Joseph Bonaparte) was born, he was immediately made King of Rome.
    https://www.history.com/news/6-things-you-should-know-about-napoleon
    https://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/n_myth/youth/page_1.html
    https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/articles/how-napoleon-became-king-of-italy/



    ]]>     2021-12-03 02:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1926457417     Napoleon:Armchair historians 3A abiju8 https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1926674224 Napoleon rise to power

    https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/napoleon-s-rise-to-power-c942b505-d0db-4fda-9df2-04afaf6c2b15

    https://www.history.com/topics/france/napoleon

    Napoleon was born in Corsica in 1769.

    He attended military school at the age of 9, and graduates at the young age of 16.

    Using his military knowledge he became the second lieutenant in an artillery regiment of the French army.

    Despite Napoleon fighting against the French military during the Revolution; he would later be promoted to captain in Frances army.

    Couple days after his marriage, he went off to war in Italy and was very successful with his invasion. He won several battles and lost barely any. This led to him getting Papal under control.

    After being very successful with Italy, he matched his army south into Venice. Napoleon forced them to surrender, which was the first time in 1100 years that Venice was no longer independent.

    After the war with Italy, he had a coup d’erat on the Royalists. This lead to him being known as the hero of the people.

    In 1804 Napoleon would be crowned as Emperor for life by Pope Pius VII.
    ]]>     2021-12-03 04:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1926674224     Aidan Ayar, Napoleon Bonaparte and his early life https://padlet.com/elizabethwelsh2/ionsxwgg63f6zl2i/wish/1947596759 - Born August 15, 1769.
    - Born in Ajaccio, Corsica.
    - He was the fourth of eleven children
    - His parents were Carlo Buonaparte and Letizia Romolino.
    - At age ten entered a French military school.
    - He was bullied by other students because of his lower social standing.
    - Him being extremely short earned him the nickname “Little Corporal.”
    - Napoleon received an excellent education.
    - When Napoleon’s dad died he became the leader of his household.

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