Life of Napoleon Bonaparte
Few individuals have come along that have totally captured the imaginations of their
historians. Perhaps the most known of these characters is Napoleon Bonaparte. The part of his
life often found most interesting was his modest beginnings. Here, like some Hollywood movie
is the tale of an exceptional man whose intelligence and rise from the bottom is eventually
defeated by his flaws, which cause him to fall from power.
He was born in Corsica just off the coast of Italy. France had annexed Corsica in 1768,
officially making him a French citizen. His parents, although from an aristocratic family and
considered nobility, were anything but wealthy. His father's small income was not enough to
fulfill his dreams of sending Napoleon to France to attend military school. He wrote a letter to
the king, Louis XVI, for a scholarship for Napoleon. The king had set up a fund to pay for
Napoleon's attendance of military school. Upon arrival in France......
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