The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte

Egotist, misogynist, perfectionist, and seeker of power are all the words that describe Napoleon Bonaparte. He started about as low as someone could get and through military genius, determination, and deception he rose to one of the highest positions in Europe. His rise to power was almost as entertaining as his fall from it.

Nubullione Buonoparte was born in a small cathedral in Corsica, Italy. His mother, Letizia, was attending mass on August 15th, 1769, when she went into labor. Corsica was a small island off the coast of Italy. The island was recently purchased by the French which only fueled the Buonopartes’ detest for the French. Nubullione’s parents were rebels against the recent French occupancy. He could see his brave mother as a fighter but his father Carlo was a different matter. His suspicions were proven correct when Carlo Buonoparte took a job with the French rulers of the island. This would turn around to be an advantage for the unmannered boy. Early in life, Nubullione knew he wanted to be a soldier although he had assumed it would be for Italy. He often drew battle plans in the dirt and conversed with the French soldiers on the island. Carlo Buonoparte saw the military promise in the boy and, when he had reached nine years of age, sent him and his brother Joseph to France’s military school, d’autun. He excelled, especially at math and military strategy although his social skills were lacking. The native French students of the academy made fun of Nubullione’s rough French and neglected manners. When he threw one of his famous tantrums they called him the Corsican savage. To drown out the abuse, he threw himself into his studies. He also held war games at recess to prove he deserved to be at the prestigious sc...

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...y children. He married young princes of Austria, Maria-Louise. In spring 1812, Napoleon’s army was forced to march to Russia where they lost. He was exiled to Elba but he escaped to overthrow the king of France. The Duke of Wellington took a primitive strike and defeated him at Waterloo. He was exiled to St. Helen where on May 5th, 1821, he died.

Starting out in small Corsica did not stop Napoleon from framing big. Through hard times he discovered his knack for military strategy which would prove useful in his takeover to be unpopular which perhaps lead to two exiles and an inevitable death.

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Dugdale, Pointon. “Napoleon Bonaparte” Historyofwar.org. 2006. Web. 30 Jan. 2014

Heuston, Kimberly. Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror. New York: Franklin Watts, 2010. Prints.

“Napoleon Bonaparte” 2014. The biography Channel. Website. Jan 30, 2014. Biography.com