Napoleon Bonaparte was born in 1769, as a citizen to the Mediterranean island of Corsica. At the age of 9, Napoleon's parents sent him to military school in Northern France, near Paris. After seven years of military education, Napoleon excelled and graduated from his studies. He was appointed as lieutenant in the artillery. When the French revolution was progressing, Napoleon joined the forces of the new government (Third Estate).
In the October of 1795, young Napoleon was given an opportunity at glory. Royalists numbered at the hundreds marched towards the Delegates of the National Convention. A Radical enforcer ordered Napoleon to defend the Delegates. Napoleon and his shooting squad met the mob heavily armored with advanced weapons and a cannonade (cannon). The Royalists fled in turmoil and fear, intimidated by the man from Corsica at five foot three. As a year passed the incident, the Directory placed Napoleon as a leader of the French army against Austria and the Kingdom of......

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Title: Napoleon Bonaparte
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