NAPOLEON

Guy McCargo

About Napoleon

Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815

Napoleon was born in Corsica to parents of noble Genoese ancestry, and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France

Napoleon Bonaparte was born the second of eight children in his family's ancestral home.

Dates on Napoleon

Born: 15th August 1769 in Ajaccio, CorsicaMarried (Josephine): 9th March 1796 in Paris, FranceMarried (Marie-Louise): 2nd April 1810 in Paris, FranceDied: 5th May 1821 on St. HelenaFirst Consul of France: 1799 - 1804Emperor of the French: 1804 - 1814, 1815

Napoleons Early Career

He spent the early years of the Revolution in Corsica, fighting in a complex three-way struggle between royalists, revolutionaries, and Corsican nationalists.

French Empire

Napoleon faced royalist and Jacobin plots as France's ruler.

Napoleons Life

Napoleon's father died of stomach cancer though this was unknown at the time of the autopsy.

Napoleon’s Failings

Napoleon also made mistakes and suffered setbacks.