Napoleon

A detailed Summary of Napoleon

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the most recognized names in world history, having led France to the control of most of continental Europe. In the following pages, the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte from the Island of Corsica to the title of Emperor of France will be examined.

Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the Mediterranean Island of Corsica on August 15th, 1769. He was the second surviving child of lawyer Carlo Buonaparte, and his wife, Letizia Ramolino, who had married when Letizia was 14.

At the time of Napoleon's birth, Corsica had recently changed hands from the state of Genoa to France. There was a resistance movement to this changing over led by Pasquale Paoli. Carlo Buonaparte joined this movement, but Paoli was forced to flee, so Carlo became content with the French occupation. In 1771, Carlo convinced the French to recognize his title of count, which allowed him to further pursue his legal career. Now working for the French, Carlo was now open to the new opportunities that he could offer his family. Following the tradition of lesser noble families, he sent his eldest sons off to school, sending Joseph into the Church, and Napoleon into the army. Napoleon moved on to military school in Brienne, supported by royal sch

Having become very close to the local Jacobins over the siege, Napoleon gained notice by Augustin Robespierre, one of the leaders of the government and organizer of the Reign of Terror, who mentioned him in a letter to his brother Maximillien:

>From this point on, Napoleon became aware of every political development in France. He was also considered a trusted military adviser to the newly formed government, the Directory, and through his contacts in the government, met Josephine de Beauharnais, his future wife he married one year later.

I add to the names of patriots I have already mentioned citizen Buonaparte, general in command of artillery, a man of transcendent merit. He is Corsican, and brings me the simple guarantee of a man of that country who resisted the blandishments of Paoli, and whose property has been destroyed by that traitor.

olarship, where he was an outsider, mostly because of his Corsican accent and background. In 1784, he graduated as the first Corsican to attend the Ecole Militaire, but was by no means a great student, ranked 42nd in a class of 58.

The port of Toulon was the next target for Napoleon's battalion, as it was occupied by the British. A three-month siege ensued, and Napoleon worked at the rate of almost one promotion a month, going to major in September, to adjunct general in October, to the rank of brigadier-general in December. Napoleon played a critical role in the capture of Toulon, and gained a large amount of distinction for his work.

In his absence, Napoleon had gained the rank of captain, and rejoined his regiment at Nice in June 1793. He wrote a fair amount at this time, and one of his writings was a pamphlet titled Le Souper de Beaucaire, arguing for united action by all republicans to rally around the progressively more radical Jacobins, and the National Convention, the new

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