Napoleon I
Napoleon I (or Napoléon Bonaparte ) ( 1769 – 1821 )Emperor of the French ( 1804 – 14 ). Born in Ajaccio, he was a Corsican of Italian descent. By the age of 26 he was a general, and placed in supreme command of the campaign against Sardinia and Austria in Italy ( 1796 – 97 ). This provided him with some of the most spectacular victories of his military career and resulted in the creation of the French-controlled Cisalpine Republic in northern Italy. In 1798 he led an army to Egypt, intending to create a French empire overseas and to threaten the British overland route to India. Nelson ...
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