Napoleon

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Napoleon

This essay will illustrate why Napoleon Bonaparte is regarded as one of the
greatest military masterminds in the history of mankind.

It will show the life of Napoleon from when he was a young boy, till he died in
1821. It will show how he deceived the French into giving him power, and how he
used this power for his own interests. It will also reveal how he almost killed
of an entire generation of French people, and once again prove that all good
things must come to an end. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on August 15, 1769 in
Ajaccio on the island of Corsica. This was only a few months after France had
annexed the island. He had 7 brothers and sisters, and his father was a lawyer
whose family stemmed from the Florentine nobility. His original nationality was
Cursican-Italian. In 1779 Napoleon went to school at Brienne in France. There he
took a great interest in in history, especially in the lives of great ancient
generals. Napoleon was often badly treated at Brienne because he was not as
wealthy as his fellow classmates, and very short. He also did not speak French
well, because Italian was spoken on Corsica where he grew up. He studied very
hard so that he could do better then those who snubbed him. Napoleon attended
the Ecole Military School in Paris in 1784 after receiving a scholarship. This
is were he received his military training. He studied to be an artillery man and
an officer. Napoleon finished his training and joined the French army when he
was 16 years old. He was appointed to an artillery regiment , and commissioned
as a lieutenant. Once again he was not well liked by his fellow officers because
he was short, spoke with an Italian accent, and had little money. Napoleon spent
little time with his regiment. He was more concerned with trying to free his
home land of Corsica, witch had been taken with force by France. Soon after
being commissioned his father died, and he was forced to provide for his family.
Napoleon spent the next seven years reading the works of the philosophers, and
educating himself in military matters by studying the campaigns of the great
military leaders of the past. The French Revolution and the European war that
followed broadened his sights and presented him with new opportunities. Napoleon
was a supporter of the French Revolution . He went back and forth between Paris
and Ajaccio, working for the Republic. Napoleon rose quickly through the ranks
and became a captain in 1792. In 1793, Corsica revolted against th...

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