Napoleon Bonaparte

On August 15, 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte was born in Corsica, an island off Italy. On 1804 he became Emperor of France. His family was a wealthy family from the  Corsican nobility. Conceived during the French invasion of Corsica Napoleon grew up hating France. Through the connections of his Father he was sent to a French military academy at the age of nine. Thus began Napoleon Bonaparte's renown military career.

Napoleon was good at setting up his battle tactics and plans. It is known that his actions made politics better. The French revolution was the rocket launch to his destiny. Napoleon married Joséphine de Beauharnais, social icon, in 1796. Through his military might he he gave power over western Europe. In May 1798, Napoleon became a member of the French Academy of Sciences. In 1800 Napoleon and his soldiers went across the Alps into Italy, where French troops had been mostly driven out by Austria while he was in Egypt.  He told the French to loot treasures such as the Horses of Saint Mark. Napoleon said as soon as he defeated Egypt he would join the Indian kings and princes to fight against the English. He made a camp at Boulogne-sur-Mer and prepared to attack Britain but both of the two countries were tired of fighting so they signed the Treaty of Amiens in October 1801 and March 1802 but there peace did not last long.   On December 2 1804 the military dictator crowned himself Emperor and then crowned his wife Empress, and on 26 May 1805 Napoleon was crowned King of Italy 



When was marching to go invade Russia a lot of his soldiers died because they where not prepared to the Russian winter. Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. However he regained military strength and power just in time for the  battle of Waterloo. He was defeated by Lord Wellington.

 Again Napoleon was exiled to the island of Helena by the British, that was where he spent the last six years of his life. He died on May 5 1821. Some say he died of stomach Cancer and other arsenic poisn. He was buried in Les Invalides, Paris.