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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica to minor Italian nobility. He disliked his father's relations to France which colonized Corsica. Napoleon attended military school in France where he spent time reading about military history and strategies. He supported the French Revolution and rose through the military ranks after helping suppress a royalist uprising. Napoleon then led successful military campaigns against Austria and Italy, becoming a national hero. He later staged a coup and became the First Consul of France, leading the country to its greatest extent before his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica to minor Italian nobility. He disliked his father's relations to France which colonized Corsica. Napoleon attended military school in France where he spent time reading about military history and strategies. He supported the French Revolution and rose through the military ranks after helping suppress a royalist uprising. Napoleon then led successful military campaigns against Austria and Italy, becoming a national hero. He later staged a coup and became the First Consul of France, leading the country to its greatest extent before his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica to minor Italian nobility. He disliked his father's relations to France which colonized Corsica. Napoleon attended military school in France where he spent time reading about military history and strategies. He supported the French Revolution and rose through the military ranks after helping suppress a royalist uprising. Napoleon then led successful military campaigns against Austria and Italy, becoming a national hero. He later staged a coup and became the First Consul of France, leading the country to its greatest extent before his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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    Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica to minor Italian nobility. He disliked his father's relations to France which colonized Corsica. Napoleon attended military school in France where he spent time reading about military history and strategies. He supported the French Revolution and rose through the military ranks after helping suppress a royalist uprising. Napoleon then led successful military campaigns against Austria and Italy, becoming a national hero. He later staged a coup and became the First Consul of France, leading the country to its greatest extent before his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

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    Napoleon Bonaparte

    The French Hero was born in the island of Corsica, descending from minor Italian nobility, His
    father was invested to the French, often making friends with them, but Napoleon disliked his
    father’s relations to its colonizer.

    Napoleon was soon sent into France and joined Military school, people made fun of his
    Corsican accent and made fun of him, Napoleon spent most of his time reading History books
    based on old Military strategies.

    He supported the French Revolution in 1789 while serving in the French army, and tried to
    spread its ideals to his native Corsica. He rose rapidly in the Army after he saved the
    governing French Directory by firing on royalist insurgents. In 1796, he began a military
    campaign against the Austrians and their Italian allies, scoring decisive victories and becoming a
    national hero. Two years later, he led a military expedition to Egypt that served as a
    springboard to political power. He engineered a coup in November 1799 and became First
    Consul of the Republic.

    He led several campaigns towards his enemies and destroying them battle after battle. The
    French cheered him as he bought France to its greatest extent in history. The Battle
    of Waterloo, which took place in Belgium on June 18, 1815, marked the final defeat of
    Napoleon Bonaparte. On Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. He died there on May 5,
    1821, at age 51.

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